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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 am Wednesday 29 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
13.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Jalama today?
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 8AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
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 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 7 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | |
128 | 132 | 137 | 142 | 135 | 155 | 249 | 241 | 376 | 371 | 350 | 453 | 505 | 543 | 535 | 519 | 507 | 413 | 378 | 330 | 300 | 295 | 357 | 342 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:27AM1.63m | 9:08PM2.07m | 10:13AM1.59m | 9:32PM2.10m | 10:59AM1.55m | 9:58PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22AM0.48m | 2:53PM0.80m | 3:58AM0.37m | 3:21PM0.92m | 4:34AM0.30m | 3:47PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 128 | 128 | 137 | 142 | 135 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 376 | 371 | 242 | 309 | 367 | 301 | 328 | 313 | 309 | 304 | 378 | 330 | 281 | 268 | 268 | 330 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 64 | 64 | 38 | 96 | 96 | 155 | 249 | 241 | 119 | 97 | 94 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 299 | 295 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 21 | 35 | 34 | 75 | 54 | 54 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 114 | 132 | 124 | 101 | 116 | 138 | 190 | 240 | 336 | 365 | 350 | 453 | 505 | 543 | 535 | 519 | 507 | 413 | — | — | 300 | 295 | 357 | 342 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 303 | 142 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 95 | 61 | 95 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 61 | 61 | 36 | 19 |
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