Jalama Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° N 120.50° W

Jalama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jalama sea temperature is
16.8° C
0.5° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 5AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
3
4
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
0.8
WNW
18
0.8
WNW
18
0.8
WNW
18
0.8
WNW
18
0.8
WNW
17
0.8
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
16
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
908
929
811
752
571
485
418
408
348
348
336
313
380
412
412
412
371
366
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:52PM2.17m
1:35PM1.75m
00:45AM1.93m
2:18PM1.80m
Low Tide
6:56AM0.16m
6:56PM0.97m
7:34AM0.35m
8:06PM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:14
8:13
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
13
14
15
18
18
19
17
14
14
14
17
19
18
19
18
15
Feels °C
12
11
11
12
14
17
17
16
14
12
12
12
17
18
16
16
15
12
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