Jalama surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 14 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
14.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jalama today?

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 2AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (15 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (15 May)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
!
4
2
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
0
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
4.5
NW
10
5
NW
10
5
NW
11
5.5
NW
11
5
NW
11
5
NW
11
4.5
NW
11
4.5
NW
11
4
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
999
864
1080
1385
1129
1153
1478
1660
2103
3146
3369
3146
3506
4335
4514
6010
6683
6010
5399
5148
4892
4729
5224
5476
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
5
NW
15
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:25PM2.25m
9:50AM1.56m
9:01PM2.37m
10:49AM1.55m
9:43PM2.44m
11:49AM1.53m
Low Tide
3:30AM0.18m
2:40PM0.92m
4:18AM0.02m
3:22PM1.01m
5:08AM-0.08m
4:06PM1.09m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:58
7:58
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
13
15
15
15
12
11
11
11
14
15
14
14
12
11
11
11
12
16
17
15
8
7
8
10
12
13
10
9
7
6
5
6
8
7
6
6
4
4
4
5
7
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
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
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
Energy kJ
413
326
322
1104
1129
314
309
223
220
188
137
288
222
222
218
218
163
163
158
152
104
102
90
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
NW
17
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.7
NW
16
0.7
NW
15
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
Energy kJ
8
8
8
322
318
32
31
87
75
175
173
261
232
15
15
7
7
7
13
13
25
24
25
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
W
20
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.4
NW
18
0.3
S
16
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
16
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
3
14
8
8
8
9
9
80
46
87
124
15
15
7
13
12
12
12
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
4.5
NW
10
5
NW
10
5
NW
11
5.5
NW
11
5
NW
11
5
NW
11
4.5
NW
11
4.5
NW
11
4
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
Energy kJ
999
864
1080
1385
1153
1478
1660
2103
3146
3369
3146
3506
4335
4514
6010
6683
6010
5399
5148
4892
4729
5224
5476
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
36
36
16
1
0
9
208
36
36
36
36
36
36
52
92
95
95
60
45
36
36
95
61
36
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
8
8
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
8
8
9
5
4
4
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