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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 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 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
15.3° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Jalama today?
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 6AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 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 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | NW 10 | WNW 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | S 16 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | |
1000 | 966 | 901 | 771 | 680 | 668 | 575 | 647 | 687 | 275 | 625 | 367 | 526 | 388 | 402 | 357 | 413 | 412 | 406 | 444 | 396 | 331 | 313 | 296 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:22AM2.09m | 5:02PM1.46m | 2:37AM1.95m | 6:07PM1.56m | 4:06AM1.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM0.23m | 8:25PM1.35m | 10:37AM0.29m | 10:26PM1.31m | 11:41AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 1000 | 966 | 901 | 771 | 680 | 668 | 395 | 298 | 191 | 212 | 279 | 211 | 378 | 347 | 357 | 357 | 413 | 412 | 406 | 304 | 269 | 261 | 202 | 193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | S 17 | WNW 15 | S 16 | WNW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 221 | 298 | 127 | 122 | 291 | 275 | 249 | 367 | 326 | 326 | 321 | 318 | 157 | 208 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 206 | 142 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 16 | SSW 11 | S 16 | WNW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 18 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 184 | 118 | 116 | 101 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 41 | 188 | 40 | 251 | 163 | 23 | 12 | 26 | 48 | 25 | 25 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 51 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 5 | NW 10 | WNW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 575 | 647 | 687 | 115 | 625 | 105 | 526 | 388 | 402 | 244 | 341 | 325 | 355 | 444 | 396 | 331 | 313 | 296 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 142 | 365 | 60 | 60 | 36 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 95 | 60 | 60 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 201 | 61 | 303 |
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