Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jalama today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 8PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
454 | 425 | 347 | 341 | 350 | 392 | 368 | 368 | 359 | 326 | 382 | 609 | 689 | 667 | 390 | 465 | 424 | 424 | 549 | 751 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | 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-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:15PM2.09m | 10:38AM1.65m | 9:52PM2.06m | 10:59AM1.72m | 10:29PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11PM1.00m | 4:14AM0.28m | 3:49PM0.91m | 4:39AM0.33m | 4:29PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 26 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 12 | S 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
454 | 255 | 296 | 341 | 256 | 392 | 368 | 368 | 359 | 253 | 191 | 188 | 143 | 507 | 390 | 465 | 424 | 424 | 549 | 751 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
201 | 425 | 347 | 136 | 171 | 198 | 235 | 339 | 271 | 102 | 164 | 155 | 267 | 98 | 94 | 90 | 61 | 58 | 41 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | — |
55 | 162 | 109 | 54 | 26 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 84 | 22 | 39 | 62 | 267 | 32 | 32 | 89 | 35 | 20 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
215 | — | — | 322 | 350 | — | — | — | — | 326 | 382 | 609 | 689 | 667 | 328 | 281 | 313 | 313 | 386 | 481 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 95 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 61 | 60 | 53 | 36 |
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