Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jalama today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 1PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 451 | 437 | 454 | 425 | 347 | 341 | 350 | 392 | 392 | 418 | 392 | 350 | 340 | 564 | 706 | 507 | 446 | 465 | 424 | 424 | 549 | 751 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:17AM1.58m | 9:15PM2.09m | 10:38AM1.65m | 9:52PM2.06m | 10:59AM1.72m | 10:29PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11PM1.00m | 4:14AM0.28m | 3:49PM0.91m | 4:39AM0.33m | 4:29PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | NW 7 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | NW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 451 | 437 | 454 | 425 | 287 | 341 | 256 | 198 | 235 | 280 | 271 | 257 | 191 | 188 | 143 | 267 | 390 | 359 | 424 | 424 | 549 | 751 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 203 | 201 | 201 | 162 | 347 | 136 | 171 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 164 | 155 | 267 | 98 | 70 | 465 | 61 | 41 | 41 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 12 | S 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | S 10 | W 10 | SW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 48 | 48 | 55 | 55 | 109 | 54 | 26 | 57 | 140 | 142 | 133 | 83 | 38 | 39 | 62 | 62 | 32 | 65 | 34 | 44 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 195 | 198 | 215 | 255 | — | 313 | 350 | 392 | 392 | 418 | 392 | 350 | 340 | 564 | 706 | 507 | 446 | — | 355 | 375 | 396 | 481 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 16 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 302 | 95 | 61 | 45 |
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