Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° N 120.50° W

Jalama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jalama sea temperature is
21.0°C
4.0° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 2AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
3
3
4
3
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
1.4
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.6
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
2.3
NW
11
2.3
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
532
834
822
799
732
623
613
604
604
594
540
614
685
807
844
1132
1142
1183
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:07PM1.88m
9:26AM2.03m
9:54PM1.80m
9:52AM2.09m
10:41PM1.71m
Low Tide
3:11AM0.52m
3:48PM0.45m
3:41AM0.66m
4:29PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
21
20
20
17
16
16
16
16
20
20
19
16
16
Feels °C
19
18
17
17
17
20
18
18
15
14
14
14
14
18
16
16
12
12
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