
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jalama today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 8AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NW 9 | SW 16 | NW 9 | SW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
230 | 203 | 176 | 168 | 155 | 209 | 449 | 316 | 207 | 207 | 202 | 181 | 268 | 266 | 371 | 261 | 261 | 249 | 255 | 255 | 248 | 242 | 242 | 242 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:20AM1.61m | 9:14PM2.39m | 10:54AM1.69m | 10:03PM2.33m | 11:28AM1.77m | 10:51PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM-0.05m | 3:02PM0.98m | 4:25AM-0.03m | 3:55PM0.89m | 5:02AM0.05m | 4:48PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
230 | 203 | 176 | 168 | 123 | 172 | 179 | 179 | 176 | 179 | 176 | 176 | 230 | 266 | 255 | 249 | 243 | 249 | 243 | 227 | 176 | 171 | 171 | 171 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
137 | 139 | 125 | 121 | 155 | 209 | 449 | 316 | 207 | 207 | 202 | 181 | 268 | 264 | 371 | 261 | 261 | 203 | 255 | 255 | 248 | 242 | 242 | 242 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 20 |
184 | 148 | 145 | 82 | 103 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 26 | 28 | 116 | 39 | 41 | 58 | 37 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 33 | 32 | 99 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 177 | 365 | 61 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 268 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 208 | 9 | 16 | 0 |
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