Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jalama today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 2AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 993 | 1112 | 944 | 660 | 566 | 551 | 543 | 543 | 701 | 947 | 1067 | 1204 | 1026 | 822 | 626 | 493 | 437 | 536 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:37AM1.60m | 6:11PM1.65m | 7:50AM1.69m | 7:05PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:31AM0.55m | 12:50PM1.18m | 1:04AM0.55m | 1:30PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 783 | 836 | 747 | 660 | 455 | 439 | 347 | 308 | 701 | 947 | 1067 | 1204 | 1026 | 822 | 626 | 493 | 396 | 277 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 102 | 783 | 662 | 645 | 566 | 551 | 543 | 543 | 536 | 536 | 529 | 529 | 492 | 253 | 336 | 413 | 437 | 536 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 15 | SE 9 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 102 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 58 | 85 | 132 | 84 | 3 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 346 | 193 | 154 | 218 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | 993 | 1112 | 944 | 497 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 16 | 19 | 21 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 208 | 92 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 52 | 95 | 92 | 21 | 21 |
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