Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° N 120.50° W

Jalama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jalama sea temperature is
20.5°C
3.9° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 3AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
3
4
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
11
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
2
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
2.2
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.1
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
449
543
456
449
368
454
448
326
367
345
394
376
457
544
698
951
932
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
20
SW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:05PM1.67m
8:05AM1.80m
7:55PM1.69m
8:23AM1.92m
8:43PM1.69m
Low Tide
1:33AM0.57m
2:07PM0.82m
2:01AM0.62m
2:45PM0.61m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:19
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 mm
7
7
1
1
2
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1
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Temp °C
19
18
18
17
18
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
Feels °C
15
16
16
14
16
15
17
18
17
16
15
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
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