Jalama Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° N 120.50° W

Jalama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jalama sea temperature is
16.9° C
0.6° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 8AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
4
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
8
2.2
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
17
0.8
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
16
0.8
SW
18
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
833
724
908
908
824
886
1034
1023
999
865
666
571
456
408
348
348
336
313
380
412
412
376
371
402
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NW
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:02PM2.35m
12:53PM1.69m
11:52PM2.17m
1:35PM1.75m
00:45AM1.93m
2:18PM1.80m
Low Tide
6:15AM-0.01m
5:52PM0.99m
6:56AM0.16m
6:56PM0.97m
7:34AM0.35m
8:06PM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
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
17
16
19
24
23
22
16
14
13
13
15
17
18
19
16
13
13
14
16
19
19
20
17
14
Feels °C
13
13
16
21
19
18
12
11
11
11
13
15
16
15
13
10
10
12
15
17
16
16
14
11
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