Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jalama today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 12AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 211 | 163 | 161 | 159 | 316 | 437 | 451 | 437 | 454 | 425 | 347 | 341 | 407 | 429 | 402 | 378 | 335 | 327 | 382 | 453 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:39PM2.08m | 10:17AM1.58m | 9:15PM2.09m | 10:38AM1.65m | 9:52PM2.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34PM1.09m | 3:48AM0.26m | 3:11PM1.00m | 4:14AM0.28m | 3:49PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 125 | 163 | 161 | 159 | 316 | 437 | 451 | 437 | 454 | 198 | 263 | 341 | 256 | 198 | 402 | 378 | 335 | 297 | 240 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 211 | 125 | 85 | 78 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 201 | 201 | 425 | 347 | 136 | 171 | 104 | 289 | 339 | 333 | 327 | 162 | 153 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 13 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 12 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 40 | 65 | 92 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 55 | 162 | 109 | 54 | 26 | 57 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 22 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 132 | 128 | 128 | 150 | 200 | 228 | 183 | 183 | 198 | — | — | 331 | 407 | 429 | — | — | — | — | 382 | 453 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 36 | 9 |
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