Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jalama today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 12AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 382 | 353 | 277 | 273 | 236 | 234 | 241 | 266 | 266 | 236 | 236 | 247 | 262 | 269 | 248 | 210 | 215 | 215 | 233 | 200 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:21PM1.81m | 7:28AM1.24m | 4:25PM1.80m | 8:37AM1.33m | 5:34PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34PM0.68m | 8:37AM1.24m | 00:45AM0.59m | 10:42AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 382 | 353 | 277 | 273 | 236 | 233 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 121 | 153 | 269 | 133 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 91 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 71 | 102 | 98 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 133 | 115 | 115 | 119 | 156 | 183 | 178 | 135 | 102 | 101 | 99 | 137 | 99 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 37 | 147 | 83 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 178 | 139 | 131 | 140 | 189 | 234 | 241 | 266 | 266 | 228 | 221 | 247 | 262 | — | 248 | 210 | 215 | 215 | 233 | 200 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 202 | 208 | 19 | 36 | 36 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 95 | 61 | 36 | 39 | 36 |
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