Jalama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.51° N 120.50° W

Issued: 3 am 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jalama sea temperature is

21.7°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 (09 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 9AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Nov)	11ft (3.5m)	15s
Afternoon (09 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	15s
Evening (09 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 9								Tuesday 10								Wednesday 11								Thu 12
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	6067	5813	5227	5369	4517	4096	3341	3209	2454	2067	1170	1442	1321	1405	1575	1708	1848	1979	1979	1734	1734	1575	1363	1342	1170	1221	1532
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	NNE	NE	NW	WNW	NW	N	NNE	NE	NE	E	SE	SSE	SSE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:39AM2.16m					10:35PM1.50m			9:09AM2.14m					11:24PM1.46m			9:40AM2.08m					00:19AM1.41m
Low Tide		2:28AM1.04m				3:56PM0.20m				2:57AM1.12m					4:35PM0.22m			3:26AM1.19m					5:17PM0.28m			3:54AM1.25m


	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	4:59
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	20	19	23	24	23	19	19	19	19	19	23	25	24	21	22	21	21	21	24	23	23	21	21	20	19	19
Feels °C	18	18	16	21	21	20	17	17	16	16	17	20	22	21	19	19	19	19	18	21	20	21	20	19	18	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12
kJ	6067	5813	5227	5369	4517	4096	3341	3209	2454	2067	1170	1442	1321	1405	1575	1708	1848	1979	1979	1734	1734	1575	1363	1342	1170	1221	1532
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	NW 15	SSW 15	NW 13	NW 13	WNW 8	NW 12	NW 12	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	NW 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	166	166	166	162	158	150	301	144	295	111	242	72	90	100	134	133	129	71	46	127	95	133	96	134	134	134	134
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 19	SSW 15	S 19	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 18	SSW 17	—	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 13	WNW 19	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	7	146	7	144	142	104	103	102	30	29	—	51	50	85	99	43	37	38	37	37	69	64
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	6	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	1	1	1	1	9	16	9	1	0	0	0	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	21	21	16	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	6	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	6	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	9	6	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	9	8	8	9

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