Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jalama today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 8AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 336 | 394 | 380 | 412 | 412 | 407 | 371 | 402 | 397 | 357 | 334 | 362 | 439 | 358 | 350 | 280 | 339 | 339 | 350 | 336 | 258 | 387 | 203 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:45AM1.93m | 2:18PM1.80m | 1:42AM1.67m | 3:01PM1.84m | 2:53AM1.43m | 3:46PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34AM0.35m | 8:06PM0.95m | 8:11AM0.57m | 9:26PM0.90m | 8:48AM0.77m | 10:52PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 336 | 394 | 380 | 412 | 412 | 407 | 371 | 402 | 397 | 357 | 280 | 362 | 272 | 305 | 350 | 280 | 339 | 339 | 350 | 336 | 242 | 242 | 185 | 185 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 241 | 243 | 246 | 370 | 327 | 266 | 70 | 65 | 63 | 203 | 334 | 280 | 439 | 358 | 346 | 268 | 264 | 255 | 136 | 310 | 258 | 387 | 84 | 229 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | SW 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 25 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 63 | 44 | 124 | 61 | 59 | 126 | 277 | 273 | 273 | 270 | 252 | 188 | 245 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 203 | 158 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 3 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 247 | 229 | 181 | 140 | 136 | 125 | 121 | 99 | 113 | 116 | 116 | 104 | 104 | 94 | 211 | 194 | 168 | 160 | 196 | 115 | 115 | 132 | 8 | 118 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 61 | 61 | 36 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 304 | 61 | 36 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 61 | 95 | 36 | 9 |
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