Jalama surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 06 Mar 2026 PST
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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
13.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jalama today?

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 1PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (06 Mar)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (06 Mar)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
NW
1.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)111111111111111110101010101010101010131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1903182917561552145612981107954815734663580517471407365365334225222362346325472
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:28AM
1.61
11:29PM
1.90
12:20PM
1.43
11:58PM
1.86
1:31PM
1.29
12:32AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:27AM
0.62
5:08PM
0.81
6:16AM
0.64
5:28PM
0.97
7:14AM
0.68
5:42PM
1.11
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
Sunrise6:24-------6:22-------6:22-------
Sunset---6:01-------6:01-------6:02----
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. °C121618181515151515182020161514151420211914141313
Feels °C (?)7131414121212121215151512121011917161511111010
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