Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° N 120.50° W

Jalama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jalama sea temperature is
20.3°C
3.8° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 8AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (23 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (23 Oct)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
2
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
17
1.9
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
2.1
NW
9
2.2
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
394
414
457
447
567
794
876
833
850
850
753
659
603
560
498
404
370
322
250
250
188
188
184
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
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
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:23AM1.92m
8:43PM1.69m
8:46AM2.05m
9:32PM1.68m
9:13AM2.17m
10:22PM1.64m
Low Tide
2:01AM0.62m
2:45PM0.61m
2:29AM0.69m
3:23PM0.41m
2:58AM0.78m
4:05PM0.25m
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
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cloud
clear
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1
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Temp °C
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
21
22
21
17
17
18
17
17
20
21
20
18
17
Feels °C
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
14
19
18
18
15
15
16
15
15
19
18
18
16
15
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