Jalama surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 11 May 2026 PDT
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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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jalama today?

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 8PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)--
Afternoon (11 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (11 May)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
0
3
3
4
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
2.4
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
404
615
594
527
517
517
517
517
450
419
419
372
366
366
366
347
419
412
389
735
886
650
554
444
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
5
SW
0
S
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
W
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
7:04PM1.78m
6:46AM1.54m
7:26PM1.93m
7:50AM1.55m
7:53PM2.10m
8:51AM1.56m
Low Tide
12:13PM0.61m
1:15AM0.92m
12:48PM0.67m
2:00AM0.66m
1:24PM0.75m
2:44AM0.41m
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:54
7:54
7:55
Temp °C
15
15
13
13
13
12
14
15
15
14
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
15
12
11
11
11
13
15
14
14
11
11
11
9
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
10
7
7
8
9
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
12
2
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
Energy kJ
404
615
594
527
517
517
517
517
450
419
419
372
366
366
366
347
419
412
385
366
423
454
554
444
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
Energy kJ
402
397
314
259
246
242
305
305
305
242
239
236
226
217
163
56
76
158
158
237
219
276
454
392
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
11
11
11
38
35
10
10
9
31
33
32
30
32
32
66
161
161
104
106
99
102
99
376
371
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
1.3
NW
7
2
NW
7
2.4
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
Energy kJ
1
144
389
735
886
650
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
365
61
0
0
0
0
0
9
208
208
0
0
0
0
0
208
302
61
36
36
0
0
0
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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