Jalama surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 PDT
Forecast 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
15.6° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jalama today?

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 3AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
1
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.7
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.8
NW
2.3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
Period(s) (?)91111118101211181777777788999101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5297296636512293022982582462432322222351781712795671169138214881559173017021671
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
5
NE
5
SE
5
N
0
WNW
5
SE
10
S
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
ENE
5
N
5
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:38AM
2.05
5:15PM
1.32
2:50AM
1.97
6:53PM
1.41
4:20AM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:40AM
0.39
7:47PM
1.28
11:07AM
0.37
9:55PM
1.34
12:19PM
0.32
Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----7:00-------6:58-------6:56---
Sunset-------7:15-------7:16-------7:17
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181815151619181917161616161920191313121213191918
Feels °C (?)14171515161817171414151515171615998810161413
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