Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° N 120.50° W

Jalama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 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):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 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 9PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)--
Afternoon (28 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)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 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed morning).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
9
2
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.5
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
2.1
NW
9
2.3
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
2
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
344
408
512
669
719
634
580
594
606
915
834
711
695
979
1076
784
709
573
476
486
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
5
W
10
W
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:01AM1.56m
11:30AM2.13m
1:05AM1.43m
12:10PM2.11m
Low Tide
5:47PM0.37m
5:09AM0.90m
6:41PM0.35m
5:39AM1.04m
7:45PM0.37m
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
19
17
15
15
16
16
17
24
23
22
17
17
17
17
18
21
20
20
17
17
Feels °C
13
12
11
12
13
12
14
19
18
18
14
14
14
15
17
21
20
19
16
16
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