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Jalama Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Jalama surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Jalama today?
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 11PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
229 | 273 | 207 | 204 | 200 | 174 | 263 | 291 | 288 | 277 | 294 | 330 | 325 | 394 | 389 | 294 | 273 | 299 | 336 | 295 | 316 | 233 | 255 | 251 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:25PM1.77m | 6:43AM1.74m | 7:54PM1.87m | 7:44AM1.70m | 8:21PM1.96m | 8:38AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.39m | 1:07AM0.99m | 1:16PM0.47m | 1:59AM0.80m | 1:53PM0.57m | 2:43AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 229 | 273 | 207 | 167 | 167 | 174 | 263 | 291 | 288 | 277 | 294 | 330 | 325 | 394 | 389 | 294 | 273 | 299 | 336 | 295 | 316 | 233 | 255 | 251 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | S 13 | W 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 11 | NW 9 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 157 | 84 | 109 | 74 | 72 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 71 | 71 | 45 | 50 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 40 | 22 | 28 | 40 | 27 | 43 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | W 15 | S 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 13 | S 16 |
| kJ | 123 | 109 | 82 | 17 | 17 | 40 | 27 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 55 | 21 | 45 | 42 | 28 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | 112 | 95 | 204 | 200 | 105 | 119 | 35 | 32 | 37 | 42 | 123 | 117 | 114 | 109 | 123 | 32 | 45 | 71 | 96 | 103 | 87 | 75 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 220 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 303 | 1531 | 1570 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 365 | 304 | 95 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 |
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