Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° N 120.50° W

Jalama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jalama sea temperature is
20.7°C
3.4° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 12PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (28 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (28 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
2
2
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.2
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.3
NW
9
2
NW
9
2
NW
9
1.4
NW
14
2.3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
2.5
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
285
292
327
327
385
420
549
773
811
698
796
607
621
752
891
1024
836
1162
986
784
709
535
433
398
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
S
10
S
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
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
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:08PM1.70m
10:56AM2.10m
00:01AM1.56m
11:30AM2.13m
1:05AM1.43m
12:10PM2.11m
Low Tide
4:41AM0.77m
5:47PM0.37m
5:09AM0.90m
6:41PM0.35m
5:39AM1.04m
7:45PM0.37m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
14
14
19
19
18
16
15
17
16
17
24
23
22
17
17
17
18
18
22
21
20
18
18
Feels °C
11
11
11
14
12
13
12
12
13
12
14
19
18
18
14
14
15
17
18
23
22
20
18
18
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