Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jalama today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 7AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
236 | 233 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 183 | 195 | 200 | 200 | 198 | 208 | 202 | 194 | 189 | 195 | 195 | 221 | 251 | 276 | 296 | 313 | 365 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:28AM1.24m | 4:25PM1.80m | 8:37AM1.33m | 5:34PM1.82m | 8:59AM1.39m | 6:32PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34PM0.68m | 8:37AM1.24m | 00:45AM0.59m | 10:42AM1.31m | 1:37AM0.49m | 12:16PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 |
236 | 233 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 158 | 153 | 107 | 105 | 105 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 90 | 88 | 63 | 151 | 95 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 167 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SW 19 |
136 | 136 | 133 | 115 | 148 | 153 | 156 | 183 | 178 | 147 | 102 | 101 | 99 | 137 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 21 | 49 | 72 | 81 | 74 | 59 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 13 | S 17 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SSE 10 |
32 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 37 | 55 | 83 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 58 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 43 | 126 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
164 | 164 | 164 | 140 | 140 | 128 | 141 | 166 | 195 | 200 | 200 | 198 | 208 | 202 | 194 | 189 | 195 | 195 | 221 | 251 | 276 | 296 | 313 | 365 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 95 | 61 | 19 | 36 | 36 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 36 | 41 | 36 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 61 | 60 |
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