Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° N 120.50° W

Jalama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jalama sea temperature is
19.5°C
2.8° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 7AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)20s
Evening (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
1
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.7
WNW
12
1.2
SSW
16
2.1
NW
12
2.1
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
405
371
301
314
432
671
671
716
687
729
842
842
842
832
813
740
714
823
742
733
782
679
1162
1162
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
ENE
15
SE
5
SW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
SSE
15
S
0
S
5
NE
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
10
S
10
W
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:07PM1.77m
2:14PM1.68m
7:17AM1.47m
3:44PM1.63m
Low Tide
9:44PM0.58m
10:55PM0.59m
10:28AM1.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
26
28
32
25
29
26
26
26
26
26
29
26
24
24
23
22
21
21
23
22
21
17
15
Feels °C
21
20
21
28
23
24
22
22
22
22
23
26
23
24
22
20
20
19
19
21
21
19
15
12
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