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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 Thursday 23 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
15.6° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Jalama today?
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 9PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | |
411 | 374 | 413 | 412 | 368 | 373 | 355 | 296 | 279 | 240 | 233 | 206 | 152 | 144 | 140 | 366 | 268 | 273 | 273 | 242 | 167 | 174 | 263 | 291 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 6:07PM1.56m | 4:06AM1.84m | 6:50PM1.67m | 5:31AM1.77m | 7:25PM1.77m | 6:43AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26PM1.31m | 11:41AM0.34m | 00:00AM1.17m | 12:33PM0.39m | 1:07AM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
 kJ | 357 | 357 | 413 | 412 | 368 | 304 | 299 | 290 | 202 | 193 | 187 | 184 | 144 | 144 | 140 | 366 | 268 | 273 | 109 | 167 | 167 | 174 | 263 | 291 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 326 | 318 | 157 | 208 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 206 | 142 | 129 | 130 | 128 | 128 | 125 | 123 | 157 | 84 | 82 | 74 | 72 | 46 | 46 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | W 18 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 | NW 9 | W 15 | W 15 | S 13 | W 15 | WNW 18 | WSW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 26 | 48 | 25 | 25 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 85 | 131 | 47 | 121 | 115 | 123 | 109 | 31 | 17 | 40 | 29 | 27 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | NW 9 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 411 | 374 | 231 | 315 | 323 | 373 | 355 | 296 | 279 | 240 | 233 | 206 | 152 | 109 | 102 | — | — | 148 | 273 | 242 | 103 | 132 | 116 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 9 | 208 | 61 | 170 | 61 | 53 | 36 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 302 | 302 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
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