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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
14.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Jalama today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 20s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 3AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 20s |
| Evening (28 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 20 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | |
1880 | 1818 | 1600 | 1304 | 1009 | 862 | 881 | 863 | 1307 | 1292 | 1249 | 1443 | 1408 | 1390 | 1356 | 1255 | 1158 | 1142 | 1072 | 947 | 710 | 581 | 536 | 657 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:01PM2.07m | 9:33AM1.45m | 8:29PM2.10m | 10:21AM1.46m | 8:57PM2.12m | 11:06AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.39m | 2:09PM1.04m | 3:47AM0.29m | 2:41PM1.11m | 4:23AM0.24m | 3:13PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | |
8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
1880 | 1818 | 1600 | 1304 | 1009 | 862 | 730 | 599 | 543 | 448 | 448 | 1443 | 1408 | 1390 | 1356 | 1255 | 1158 | 1142 | 1072 | 947 | 710 | 581 | 536 | 572 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 21 | NW 20 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
226 | 226 | 226 | 223 | 213 | 546 | 881 | 863 | 1307 | 1292 | 1249 | 392 | 363 | 307 | 168 | 149 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 108 | 111 | 111 | 110 | 102 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NW 24 | WNW 23 | WNW 22 | WNW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 21 | S 21 | NW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 23 | SSW 23 |
2 | 22 | 54 | 186 | 404 | 210 | 207 | 207 | 143 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 166 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 37 | 74 | 37 | 34 | 107 | 200 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 307 | 406 | 427 | 169 | 263 | 331 | 317 | 305 | 432 | 657 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 233 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 61 | 95 | 60 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 61 | 61 | 95 |
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