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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
13.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Jalama today?
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 9AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | |
294 | 289 | 248 | 242 | 214 | 160 | 134 | 134 | 173 | 277 | 357 | 325 | 365 | 359 | 308 | 351 | 629 | 549 | 519 | 490 | 544 | 784 | 919 | 1069 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:04AM1.90m | 4:45PM1.37m | 00:45AM1.82m | 6:26PM1.43m | 1:37AM1.73m | 6:25PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14AM0.46m | 5:40PM1.37m | 9:11AM0.50m | 6:50PM1.43m | 10:06AM0.53m | 9:39PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | NW 11 | SSW 18 |
294 | 289 | 243 | 215 | 211 | 160 | 109 | 107 | 173 | 277 | 357 | 325 | 365 | 359 | 299 | 294 | 44 | 285 | 280 | 197 | 157 | 78 | 60 | 123 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | NW 16 |
245 | 248 | 248 | 242 | 214 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 133 | 97 | 93 | 89 | 87 | 50 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 121 | 68 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WSW 18 | WNW 18 | SW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | SW 13 |
25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 58 | 84 | 69 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 53 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 31 | 75 | 76 | 70 | 42 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
42 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 46 | 85 | 108 | 147 | 175 | 144 | 162 | 162 | 216 | 308 | 351 | 629 | 549 | 519 | 490 | 544 | 784 | 919 | 1069 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 302 | 60 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 9 | 16 | 208 | 61 | 45 | 45 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 208 | 302 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
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