Jalama surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 PST
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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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Jalama today?

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 2AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.4m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (21 Nov)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (21 Nov)10ft (3.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
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4
4
4
4
3
5
!
!
!
!
!
!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.4
WNW
3
WNW
3
NW
3
NW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
NW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2
WNW
2.3
WNW
3
NW
3
WNW
3
NW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)1099141414141414141413131313121417171616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)664734965353242814281392435823716348329482553226522992148115421514883432842293921382238223871
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:52PM
1.45
9:07AM
2.10
11:42PM
1.42
9:39AM
2.07
12:40AM
1.39
10:13AM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:53AM
1.19
4:43PM
0.25
3:20AM
1.24
5:25PM
0.29
3:46AM
1.29
Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise----6:39-------6:41-------6:41---
Sunset-------4:53-------4:53-------4:52
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
41----------------------
Temp. °C121312111114171715141413121720181515141414161715
Feels °C (?)10119881215151211121081418141312111110121311
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