Jalama surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 28 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 (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 20s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 7AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (28 May)3.5ft (1.1m)20s
Evening (28 May)4.5ft (1.4m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
3
2
2
3
3
1
0
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NW
12
2.3
NW
11
2.1
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
1.6
NW
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
1.4
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1600
1304
1009
862
881
863
1307
1292
1249
1318
1408
1390
1356
1238
1158
1142
1072
947
710
581
558
801
1083
1615
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:33AM1.45m
8:29PM2.10m
10:21AM1.46m
8:57PM2.12m
11:06AM1.46m
9:28PM2.13m
Low Tide
3:11AM0.39m
2:09PM1.04m
3:47AM0.29m
2:41PM1.11m
4:23AM0.24m
3:13PM1.16m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:07
8:07
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
17
17
16
14
13
13
13
14
16
17
15
13
12
12
10
12
11
11
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
11
10
10
8
8
9
11
11
11
9
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NW
12
2.3
NW
11
2.1
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.7
NW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
NW
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
1.4
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
Energy kJ
1600
1304
1009
862
730
640
543
448
448
1318
1408
1390
1356
1238
1158
1142
1072
947
710
581
536
528
451
286
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.4
NW
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
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
22
0.6
SSW
22
Energy kJ
226
223
213
546
881
863
1307
1292
1249
448
392
334
168
149
147
147
147
108
111
111
110
102
268
308
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
NW
11
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
23
0.4
SSW
23
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
18
Energy kJ
54
186
404
210
207
207
143
141
141
141
141
166
9
9
19
36
37
74
37
34
107
200
98
121
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
6
1.9
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
2
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
9
Energy kJ
307
437
388
163
284
434
379
420
558
801
1083
1615
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
58
177
21
0
0
0
0
0
95
61
95
60
36
36
36
19
61
95
76
60
60
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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