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Jalama Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Jalama surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 31 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Jalama surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Jalama sea temperature is
13.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Jalama today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 1PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
1182 | 1059 | 1394 | 1450 | 1450 | 1365 | 1225 | 1192 | 986 | 901 | 989 | 800 | 734 | 708 | 675 | 651 | 545 | 532 | 525 | 519 | 519 | 512 | 506 | 396 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:50AM1.45m | 10:02PM2.12m | 12:36PM1.43m | 10:36PM2.09m | 1:25PM1.41m | 11:12PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM1.20m | 5:38AM0.22m | 4:19PM1.23m | 6:19AM0.26m | 4:52PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:09 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 187 | 319 | 603 | 596 | 590 | 894 | 830 | 1192 | 986 | 901 | 816 | 751 | 665 | 557 | 507 | 461 | 415 | 532 | 525 | 519 | 519 | 512 | 506 | 377 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 478 | 615 | 102 | 149 | 201 | 28 | 28 | 616 | 609 | 768 | 759 | 22 | 734 | 708 | 675 | 651 | 545 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 77 | 151 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 20 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SW 22 | SW 21 | — | SSW 21 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 103 | 102 | 65 | 66 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 123 | 148 | 5 | 24 | 7 | 21 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 18 | 18 | — | 83 | 40 | 38 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | NW 10 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 1182 | 1059 | 1394 | 1450 | 1450 | 1365 | 1225 | — | — | — | 989 | 800 | 490 | — | — | 348 | — | 384 | 334 | 300 | 287 | 349 | 399 | 396 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 16 | 208 | 136 | 36 | 39 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 208 | 61 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 409 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
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