Jalama surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 13 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
13.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jalama today?

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 4AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (14 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (14 May)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
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4
2
!
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!
!
!
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0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
12
2
NW
7
2
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.9
NW
8
0.9
SSW
16
1.9
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
4.5
NW
10
5
NW
10
5
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
385
400
461
564
414
402
372
862
999
749
1198
1521
1251
1279
1626
1819
2388
3146
3301
2872
2723
3994
4514
4753
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
5
NW
10
W
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:51AM1.56m
8:25PM2.25m
9:50AM1.56m
9:01PM2.37m
10:49AM1.55m
Low Tide
2:44AM0.41m
2:01PM0.83m
3:30AM0.18m
2:40PM0.92m
4:18AM0.02m
3:22PM1.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:57
7:58
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
13
15
15
16
13
11
11
11
14
16
16
16
12
12
11
11
14
16
15
15
8
8
8
10
13
13
12
12
9
7
8
9
12
13
10
11
7
7
5
6
8
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
12
1.9
NW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
11
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
SSW
15
3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
WNW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
Energy kJ
385
372
461
438
414
302
372
357
413
170
322
1301
1251
314
309
223
220
188
186
288
283
218
218
218
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
0.9
SSW
16
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
10
0.9
SSW
15
0.2
S
10
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
NW
17
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.7
NW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
158
237
219
461
374
392
366
10
8
326
8
322
318
32
31
87
75
175
173
261
222
15
15
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
10
0.1
W
20
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.4
NW
18
0.3
S
16
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
Energy kJ
106
99
102
276
376
371
10
3
3
8
8
8
9
9
8
80
46
87
87
15
15
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
6
2
NW
7
2
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
4.5
NW
10
5
NW
10
5
NW
10
Energy kJ
213
400
453
564
402
285
862
999
749
1198
1521
1279
1626
1819
2388
3146
3301
2872
2723
3994
4514
4753
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
5
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Distance (km)
36
9
0
0
0
208
208
61
36
9
16
1
0
202
208
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
304
61
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
5
4
2
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
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