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Jalama surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
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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 4PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 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 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | |
328 | 392 | 418 | 444 | 535 | 579 | 609 | 533 | 450 | 398 | 346 | 380 | 342 | 334 | 390 | 372 | 419 | 449 | 418 | 370 | 330 | 325 | 325 | 273 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | 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 | 10:13AM1.59m | 9:32PM2.10m | 10:59AM1.55m | 9:58PM2.10m | 11:46AM1.50m | 10:25PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21PM0.92m | 4:34AM0.30m | 3:47PM1.02m | 5:11AM0.27m | 4:14PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | |
— | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | 7:47 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
242 | 309 | 367 | 301 | 272 | 313 | 309 | 304 | 450 | 398 | 277 | 264 | 264 | 330 | 281 | 372 | 419 | 449 | 299 | 330 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 273 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
106 | 33 | 33 | 68 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 299 | 295 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 281 | 268 | 304 | 9 | 30 | 66 | 51 | 51 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
54 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 8 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
328 | 392 | 418 | 444 | 535 | 579 | 609 | 533 | — | — | 346 | 380 | 342 | 334 | 390 | — | — | — | 418 | 370 | 330 | 291 | 270 | 270 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 19 | 61 | 95 | 71 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 304 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 303 | 61 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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