Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jalama today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 8AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 207 | 207 | 202 | 181 | 211 | 264 | 371 | 261 | 261 | 238 | 232 | 255 | 248 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 236 | 223 | 217 | 274 | 283 | 360 | 360 | 443 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:54AM1.69m | 10:03PM2.33m | 11:28AM1.77m | 10:51PM2.19m | 12:02PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM-0.03m | 3:55PM0.89m | 5:02AM0.05m | 4:48PM0.82m | 5:38AM0.20m | 5:41PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 176 | 179 | 176 | 172 | 152 | 206 | 225 | 215 | 205 | 238 | 232 | 206 | 201 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 176 | 171 | 214 | 214 | 268 | 443 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 207 | 207 | 202 | 181 | 211 | 264 | 371 | 261 | 261 | 203 | 201 | 255 | 248 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 236 | 223 | 217 | 217 | 283 | 360 | 360 | 211 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 47 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 116 | 39 | 24 | 37 | 37 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 33 | 32 | 99 | 151 | 149 | 212 | 274 | 28 | 28 | 37 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 167 | 122 | 116 | 128 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 9 | 268 | 454 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 365 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 871 | 61 | 36 | 9 |
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