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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 10 am Friday 15 May 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
14.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Jalama today?
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 3PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
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 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | |
1129 | 1080 | 1360 | 1626 | 1985 | 2872 | 3083 | 2931 | 3333 | 4420 | 4941 | 5859 | 6646 | 6303 | 5500 | 6038 | 6570 | 6238 | 5825 | 6034 | 7047 | 6293 | 5578 | 3226 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | 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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:50AM1.56m | 9:01PM2.37m | 10:49AM1.55m | 9:43PM2.44m | 11:49AM1.53m | 10:28PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40PM0.92m | 4:18AM0.02m | 3:22PM1.01m | 5:08AM-0.08m | 4:06PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 |
 | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | 7:59 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 1129 | 314 | 309 | 223 | 220 | 188 | 137 | 284 | 283 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 215 | 163 | 158 | 149 | 104 | 102 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 58 | 4417 | 3226 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SSW 16 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 19 | S 20 | S 20 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 318 | 32 | 31 | 87 | 75 | 175 | 173 | 261 | 222 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 49 | 58 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 18 | S 16 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 80 | 46 | 98 | 124 | 15 | 15 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 90 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | 1080 | 1360 | 1626 | 1985 | 2872 | 3083 | 2931 | 3333 | 4420 | 4941 | 5859 | 6646 | 6303 | 5500 | 6038 | 6570 | 6238 | 5825 | 6034 | 7047 | 6293 | 5578 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 208 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 95 | 61 | 45 | 36 | 36 | 1 | 1 |
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