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Jalama surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 PSTForecast 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
16.8° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Jalama today?
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 10AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 100 | 79 | 95 | 158 | 158 | 490 | 551 | 1528 | 1643 | 1929 | 1613 | 1447 | 1180 | 650 | 589 | 488 | 1018 | 923 | 404 | 819 | 805 | 944 | 1141 | 338 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:43AM 2.06 | 8:50PM 1.41 | 7:14AM 2.10 | 9:31PM 1.43 | 7:46AM 2.14 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:14AM 1.10 | 2:11PM 0.34 | 12:52AM 1.15 | 2:45PM 0.26 | 1:28AM 1.18 | 3:20PM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:53 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
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