Jalama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.51° N 120.50° W

Issued: 9 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jalama sea temperature is

21.4°C

Jalama surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Jalama today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 3PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	11s
Evening (05 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).
	Thursday 5						Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	3	3	4	3	4	5	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	5	5	3	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	NW 8	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17	NW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 15	NW 14	NW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1345	1299	1074	966	403	987	1176	1310	1432	2125	5351	5663	5667	4646	4071	4176	3990	3891	3842	3531	2822	2746	2590	2250	2378
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	WNW	WNW	NNW	N	NNW	N	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	6:51AM2.01m					7:18PM1.64m				7:18AM2.09m				8:11PM1.61m				7:45AM2.14m				9:01PM1.58m
Low Tide				1:22PM0.57m			00:57AM0.71m					2:03PM0.41m				1:29AM0.83m				2:42PM0.29m				1:59AM0.94m


	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—
	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	5:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	19	23	23	20	17	16	16	16	21	24	22	19	19	20	20	20	23	23	23	20	19	17	18	19
Feels °C	13	16	19	17	16	12	13	12	12	18	21	19	16	17	18	18	18	21	19	20	17	15	15	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	NW 12	SSW 14	WNW 16	WNW 11	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17	NW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 15	NW 14	NW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14
kJ	1345	1299	123	223	215	987	1176	1310	1432	2125	5351	5663	5667	4646	4071	4176	3990	3891	3842	3531	2822	2746	2590	2250	2378
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 16	SSW 13	WNW 15	SSW 13	NW 8	NW 7	WNW 19	WNW 18	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16
kJ	175	131	104	102	403	67	248	199	1352	1513	69	78	120	144	148	171	79	204	150	204	147	143	195	193	179
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 13	WNW 22	NW 21	WNW 20	NW 7	SSW 13	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	—	—	SSW 15	—	SSW 12	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	—	—	—
kJ	61	62	62	62	68	183	450	684	193	67	54	56	90	89	—	—	42	—	30	—	34	35	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	—	NW 12	NW 11	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 7	NW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 4	—	—
kJ	14	—	1074	966	388	291	320	285	255	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	1	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	9	16	36	9	9	0	9	9	0	9	16	9	1	1	1	1	1	9	0	0	9	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	8	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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