Jalama surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 12 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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jalama today?

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 10AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (12 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (12 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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)
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
2.4
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
1.9
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
517
517
517
458
450
419
419
427
366
366
291
347
626
864
389
735
792
716
719
493
1006
952
766
767
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
S
0
SE
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SE
10
S
15
WNW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:46AM1.54m
7:26PM1.93m
7:50AM1.55m
7:53PM2.10m
8:51AM1.56m
8:25PM2.25m
Low Tide
1:15AM0.92m
12:48PM0.67m
2:00AM0.66m
1:24PM0.75m
2:44AM0.41m
2:01PM0.83m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:54
7:55
Temp °C
12
11
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
14
15
12
11
11
11
13
15
15
16
13
11
9
8
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
11
10
7
7
8
9
12
14
12
12
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
0.7
SSW
13
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
12
2
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
WNW
11
Energy kJ
517
517
517
458
450
419
419
427
366
366
291
347
626
158
361
366
416
446
567
493
1006
952
413
210
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
NW
6
0.9
WNW
7
0.7
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.2
S
10
0.9
SSW
15
Energy kJ
246
242
305
305
305
242
239
183
226
217
38
76
161
104
158
237
219
276
454
392
366
357
8
326
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
35
10
10
9
31
33
32
30
32
32
163
161
106
25
106
99
102
68
376
371
10
10
3
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
12
2
NW
7
2.4
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.9
NW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
Energy kJ
864
389
735
792
716
719
479
514
766
767
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
208
208
9
0
0
0
0
0
208
9
36
36
19
16
0
9
206
208
61
36
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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