Jalama Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° N 120.50° W

Jalama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jalama sea temperature is
17.8° C
1.0° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 2PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (31 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
0
2
2
3
4
3
1
1
0
2
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
8
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.6
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.4
NW
9
2.4
NW
9
2.4
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
388
413
395
305
359
533
724
897
604
515
515
452
452
560
737
827
846
885
844
818
794
766
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:23PM1.60m
11:19PM1.96m
12:49PM1.66m
11:58PM1.81m
1:17PM1.72m
Low Tide
5:50AM0.29m
5:23PM1.03m
6:16AM0.38m
6:10PM1.00m
6:41AM0.51m
7:05PM0.96m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:04
8:02
 mm
Temp °C
17
19
21
21
16
14
15
17
19
23
22
22
17
15
15
16
18
21
21
20
16
14
Feels °C
16
17
17
16
12
10
12
15
17
20
18
18
13
11
12
14
17
18
17
15
12
10
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