Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jalama today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 5PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 380 | 412 | 412 | 407 | 371 | 402 | 362 | 357 | 334 | 362 | 439 | 358 | 350 | 276 | 339 | 339 | 258 | 389 | 314 | 250 | 203 | 291 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:18PM1.80m | 1:42AM1.67m | 3:01PM1.84m | 2:53AM1.43m | 3:46PM1.86m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34AM0.35m | 8:06PM0.95m | 8:11AM0.57m | 9:26PM0.90m | 8:48AM0.77m | 10:52PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 380 | 412 | 412 | 407 | 371 | 402 | 362 | 357 | 280 | 362 | 272 | 305 | 350 | 276 | 339 | 339 | 156 | 389 | 314 | 250 | 146 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | S 11 |
| kJ | 246 | 370 | 327 | 266 | 70 | 65 | 63 | 203 | 334 | 280 | 439 | 358 | 346 | 268 | 264 | 258 | 216 | 115 | 251 | 174 | 203 | 185 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 63 | 44 | 124 | 61 | 59 | 126 | 277 | 273 | 273 | 270 | 252 | 188 | 258 | 306 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 291 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 181 | 156 | 136 | 128 | 105 | 113 | 109 | 150 | 140 | 136 | 104 | 108 | 135 | 194 | 164 | 156 | — | 173 | 115 | 132 | 136 | 180 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 95 | 61 | 61 | 36 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 207 | 61 | 61 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 61 | 61 | 36 | 36 |
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