Jalama surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 31 May 2026 PDT
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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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jalama today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 1PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (31 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (31 May)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
1
0
0
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
9
2.4
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1182
1059
1394
1450
1450
1365
1225
1192
986
901
989
800
734
708
675
651
545
532
525
519
519
512
506
396
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:50AM1.45m
10:02PM2.12m
12:36PM1.43m
10:36PM2.09m
1:25PM1.41m
11:12PM2.04m
Low Tide
3:46PM1.20m
5:38AM0.22m
4:19PM1.23m
6:19AM0.26m
4:52PM1.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:08
8:08
8:09
Temp °C
14
18
18
17
14
12
12
13
15
17
17
17
15
12
12
11
13
16
16
16
13
12
12
12
10
14
13
13
10
8
9
11
14
15
13
13
12
9
10
9
11
12
11
11
9
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
12
1.1
NW
12
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
18
2.4
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2
NW
10
1.1
SSW
18
1.9
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
187
319
603
596
590
894
830
1192
986
901
816
751
665
557
507
461
415
532
525
519
519
512
506
377
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
0.2
SSE
15
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
Energy kJ
478
615
102
149
201
28
28
616
609
768
759
22
734
708
675
651
545
41
41
41
41
77
151
149
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.1
S
20
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
21
0.3
SSW
21
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
Energy kJ
103
102
65
66
4
19
5
123
148
5
24
7
21
42
21
21
42
18
18
83
40
38
38
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
9
2.4
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.9
NW
7
Energy kJ
1182
1059
1394
1450
1450
1365
1225
989
800
490
348
384
334
300
287
349
399
396
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
36
36
16
208
136
36
39
36
16
16
0
9
208
61
19
16
0
0
0
61
409
36
36
36
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
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