Jalama Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° N 120.50° W

Jalama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jalama sea temperature is
18.2° C
1.2° 

Jalama surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Jalama today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 5AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (18 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
1.6
NW
7
0.8
SSW
16
1.6
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
0.9
SSW
14
1.9
NW
7
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
WNW
8
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
264
268
358
397
237
298
244
263
317
396
407
358
367
382
353
277
279
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:35AM1.33m
2:30PM1.85m
4:29AM1.21m
3:21PM1.81m
Low Tide
8:45PM0.75m
7:38AM0.97m
10:06PM0.73m
8:03AM1.12m
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6:24
6:24
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7:45
7:45
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
16
21
22
21
16
15
16
16
19
24
23
24
18
16
Feels °C
13
12
12
12
13
18
18
17
12
11
13
14
17
21
19
21
15
13
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