
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jalama today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 6AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | NW 13 | NW 12 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
813 | 740 | 705 | 823 | 742 | 733 | 733 | 679 | 872 | 1012 | 519 | 492 | 546 | 711 | 772 | 1211 | 933 | 836 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:17AM1.47m | 3:44PM1.63m | 7:25AM1.53m | 5:07PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55PM0.59m | 10:28AM1.42m | 11:50PM0.57m | 11:59AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
813 | 740 | 705 | 823 | 481 | 733 | 616 | 483 | 793 | 896 | 509 | 492 | 546 | 711 | 772 | 773 | 933 | 836 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
273 | 304 | 260 | 403 | 742 | 383 | 733 | 679 | 48 | 48 | 519 | 411 | 405 | 405 | 744 | 52 | 783 | 783 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 7 | SSW 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SE 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
96 | 133 | 37 | 131 | 270 | 273 | 273 | 190 | 37 | 32 | 307 | 395 | 300 | 283 | 4 | 52 | 102 | 102 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 13 | NW 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 872 | 1012 | 218 | 212 | 212 | 183 | 178 | 1211 | 106 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 61 | 61 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 9 |
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