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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 4 am Saturday 02 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
13.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Jalama today?
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 8AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
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 Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | |
286 | 335 | 330 | 309 | 304 | 384 | 330 | 325 | 325 | 273 | 268 | 255 | 242 | 347 | 341 | 334 | 447 | 525 | 608 | 568 | 691 | 785 | 774 | 752 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:46AM1.50m | 10:25PM2.08m | 12:36PM1.44m | 10:55PM2.04m | 1:35PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM0.27m | 4:14PM1.11m | 5:50AM0.29m | 4:40PM1.18m | 6:33AM0.33m | 5:04PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
 kJ | 286 | 243 | 243 | 226 | 197 | 384 | 330 | 325 | 325 | 273 | 268 | 255 | 242 | 347 | 341 | 334 | 328 | 247 | 194 | 568 | 691 | 785 | 774 | 752 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 18 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 29 | 335 | 330 | 309 | 304 | 30 | 129 | 129 | 99 | 116 | 89 | 69 | 57 | 276 | 309 | 334 | 447 | 525 | 608 | 162 | 112 | 88 | 86 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 20 | NW 19 | WNW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 97 | 94 | 211 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 104 | 103 | 127 | 102 | 127 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 |
| kJ | 269 | — | — | — | — | 129 | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 304 | 9 | 61 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 268 | 61 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 268 | 302 | 0 | 0 |
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