Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jalama today (18 Oct):
- 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 10PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 733 | 724 | 793 | 896 | 995 | 500 | 483 | 711 | 772 | 773 | 993 | 977 | 822 | 660 | 566 | 551 | 543 | 543 | 778 | 1021 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 3:44PM1.63m | 7:25AM1.53m | 5:07PM1.62m | 7:37AM1.60m | 6:11PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50PM0.57m | 11:59AM1.32m | 00:31AM0.55m | 12:50PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 545 | 483 | 743 | 872 | 519 | 500 | 483 | 711 | 772 | 749 | 783 | 977 | 822 | 660 | 512 | 403 | 347 | 308 | 778 | 1021 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 733 | 724 | 793 | 896 | 307 | 411 | 405 | 405 | 744 | 773 | 102 | 783 | 662 | 645 | 566 | 551 | 543 | 543 | 536 | 536 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SE 10 | WNW 16 | SE 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 273 | 190 | 48 | 48 | 62 | 395 | 300 | 283 | 4 | 52 | 4 | 102 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 59 | 77 | 206 | 84 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 7 | — | — | NW 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 91 | — | — | 995 | 218 | 194 | 189 | 183 | 140 | 993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 302 | 61 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 61 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 61 | 0 | 16 |
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