Jalama Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° N 120.50° W

Jalama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jalama sea temperature is
18.4°C
1.3° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 6AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (14 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (14 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
4
3
2
2
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2
WNW
8
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.7
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1165
1194
1118
886
734
632
567
628
628
628
787
996
805
657
645
481
505
411
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
W
20
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:19AM1.60m
12:07PM1.97m
1:16AM1.43m
12:39PM1.92m
Low Tide
5:48AM0.84m
7:04PM0.55m
6:12AM1.00m
8:02PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:08
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
16
22
21
20
17
15
15
16
17
19
20
20
15
15
Feels °C
11
12
13
12
13
19
17
16
15
13
13
16
18
19
18
17
13
13
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