Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° N 120.50° W

Jalama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jalama sea temperature is
20.1°C
2.8° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 6AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (30 Sep)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (30 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
2.2
NW
11
2.2
NW
10
2
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
10
1.9
NW
12
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.1
NW
12
1.6
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
742
711
1069
989
800
665
597
476
390
407
929
486
486
476
294
343
604
263
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
WSW
10
W
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:05AM1.43m
12:10PM2.11m
2:31AM1.33m
1:01PM2.06m
Low Tide
5:39AM1.04m
7:45PM0.37m
6:13AM1.16m
9:02PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
17
18
18
19
22
21
21
19
18
18
16
18
22
21
21
19
19
Feels °C
14
14
15
16
18
22
20
19
18
17
17
15
18
22
20
19
18
18
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