Jalama surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 17 Apr 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
14.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Jalama today?

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 10AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (17 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (17 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
4
4
1
2
1
3
3
2
4
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.2
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.7
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.7
NW
1
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010101010101014141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15641308910769724569614469459542185315240230215160156152145143141141139139
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
15
N
5
NE
10
S
10
SW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
N
5
NNE
5
S
10
SSW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
W
15
W
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:41AM
1.69
10:12PM
2.28
11:38AM
1.60
10:50PM
2.32
12:42PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:26AM
0.24
3:57PM
0.81
5:14AM
0.13
4:32PM
0.93
6:07AM
0.09
5:09PM
1.06
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise--6:28-------6:26-------6:26-----
Sunset-----7:35-------7:36-------7:36--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151213151517141312131518171714131412141716161312
Feels °C (?)1071011121310989121514141110119121413131010
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