Jalama Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° N 120.50° W

Jalama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jalama sea temperature is
17.4° C
0.7° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 2PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (29 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
4
2
2
1
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
1
3
3
4
4
4
1
1
0
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.8
NW
8
2
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.1
SSW
16
2.2
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.2
S
14
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
532
620
525
369
482
507
655
639
527
456
456
418
475
639
760
828
515
534
445
398
533
639
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
W
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:31AM1.51m
10:09PM2.14m
11:57AM1.55m
10:44PM2.07m
12:23PM1.60m
Low Tide
4:00PM1.09m
5:23AM0.22m
4:40PM1.06m
5:50AM0.29m
5:23PM1.03m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:05
8:04
 mm
Temp °C
16
18
19
18
16
13
13
15
17
21
20
21
16
14
15
17
18
23
22
23
17
14
Feels °C
16
17
16
14
13
10
10
15
17
19
16
17
12
11
12
16
16
20
18
18
13
10
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