Jalama surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 PDT
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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
14.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jalama today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 6PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (27 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (27 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
0
0
2
4
4
4
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
13
3
NW
13
3
NW
13
2.5
NW
13
2.5
NW
12
2.5
NW
12
2.4
NW
12
2.3
NW
11
2.2
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.1
NW
20
1.1
NW
19
1.4
NW
18
1.4
NW
18
1.4
NW
18
1.7
WNW
16
1.7
WNW
16
1.7
WNW
16
1.7
WNW
16
1.7
WNW
15
1.7
WNW
15
1.7
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3169
2914
2711
2377
2002
1818
1600
1304
1090
862
881
863
1307
1292
1249
1443
1408
1390
1356
1238
1158
1142
1072
947
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:40AM1.45m
8:01PM2.07m
9:33AM1.45m
8:29PM2.10m
10:21AM1.46m
8:57PM2.12m
Low Tide
1:36PM0.94m
3:11AM0.39m
2:09PM1.04m
3:47AM0.29m
2:41PM1.11m
4:23AM0.24m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:06
8:07
8:07
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
14
13
12
12
13
16
16
16
14
13
13
13
11
11
10
11
11
12
11
11
10
11
12
11
12
12
11
10
11
12
11
11
10
9
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
13
3
NW
13
3
NW
13
2.5
NW
13
2.5
NW
12
2.5
NW
12
2.4
NW
12
2.3
NW
11
2.2
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
NW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
16
1.7
WNW
16
1.7
WNW
16
1.7
WNW
16
1.7
WNW
15
1.7
WNW
15
1.7
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
14
Energy kJ
3169
2914
2711
2377
2002
1818
1600
1304
1090
862
799
703
600
532
448
1443
1408
1390
1356
1238
1158
1142
1072
947
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
WNW
21
1.1
NW
20
1.1
NW
19
1.4
NW
18
1.4
NW
18
1.4
NW
18
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
WNW
10
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
293
293
293
229
226
226
226
223
213
546
881
863
1307
1292
1249
448
392
307
168
149
147
147
147
107
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
NW
24
0.2
WNW
23
0.4
WNW
22
0.7
WNW
21
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
26
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
Energy kJ
2
2
22
54
186
404
210
207
207
143
141
141
141
141
166
9
9
13
36
37
74
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.7
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.9
NW
7
Energy kJ
282
338
461
177
244
344
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
2
1
2
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
1
3
Distance (km)
1
61
1570
302
36
0
0
0
48
158
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
304
95
302
61
36
36
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
3
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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