Jalama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.51° N 120.50° W

Issued: 9 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jalama sea temperature is

21.4°C

Jalama surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Jalama today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 5AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Evening (05 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).
	Wed 4		Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	1	3	4	4	4	5	5	!	!	!	!	!	5	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	NW 13	WNW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 8	NW 8	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	NW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1960	2021	1569	1676	1407	1573	1012	338	403	987	1176	1310	1432	2125	5351	5663	5468	4646	4071	3785	3940
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	N	N	N	N	NW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NNE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off
High Tide	6:20PM1.67m				6:51AM2.01m					7:18PM1.64m				7:18AM2.09m				8:11PM1.61m
Low Tide			00:22AM0.59m					1:22PM0.57m			00:57AM0.71m					2:03PM0.41m				1:29AM0.83m


	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	5:02
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	16	15	15	14	19	23	22	20	17	17	17	17	22	24	22	19	20	20	20	20
Feels °C	14	13	11	12	11	16	19	17	15	14	14	14	13	19	22	18	17	18	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	NW 13	WNW 12	NW 12	NW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	NW 16
kJ	1960	2021	1569	1676	1407	1202	1012	261	219	987	1176	1310	1432	2125	5351	5663	5468	4646	4071	3785	3940
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 16	WNW 15	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	WNW 19	WNW 18	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SW 18
kJ	220	223	175	175	175	131	123	223	403	291	229	229	1352	1513	69	78	120	123	148	171	79
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	WNW 16	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	NW 21	WNW 20	NW 8	SSW 13	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	—	—	SSW 15
kJ	37	35	62	62	61	62	104	102	68	67	450	684	204	67	54	56	90	89	—	—	42
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	—	N 4	—	NNE 4	NW 12	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	—	—	NW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	80	—	28	—	6	1573	364	338	355	395	—	—	285	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	3	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5
Distance (km)	9	9	9	9	0	9	16	36	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	16	9	1	1	0	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara	Cojo	Government Point	Government Point	Government Point	Government Point	Government Point	Campus Point	Campus Point	Cojo	Tarantulas	Tarantulas	Government Point	Tarantulas	Tarantulas	St Augustine Point	El Capitan	Government Point	Tarantulas	Tarantulas	Tarantulas	Surf Beach
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	3	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	3	4	5	5	5	7	5	9	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6

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