Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jalama today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 6PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | SW 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 15 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 378 | 367 | 1025 | 929 | 342 | 402 | 255 | 297 | 297 | 258 | 258 | 229 | 688 | 729 | 290 | 305 | 305 | 385 | 326 | 382 | 507 | 724 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:04AM1.65m | 8:16PM1.92m | 9:21AM1.74m | 8:56PM1.92m | 9:40AM1.84m | 9:38PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22PM0.97m | 2:59AM0.41m | 2:59PM0.82m | 3:24AM0.46m | 3:37PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 378 | 367 | 1025 | 929 | 342 | 300 | 216 | 155 | 297 | 167 | 163 | 229 | 524 | 568 | 263 | 305 | 305 | 297 | 273 | 273 | 265 | 302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 287 | 326 | 314 | 258 | 246 | 237 | 233 | 297 | 155 | 258 | 258 | 186 | 183 | 286 | 290 | 229 | 229 | 269 | 132 | 127 | 65 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 349 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 255 | 272 | 255 | 251 | 248 | 257 | 243 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 229 | 282 | 191 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | 329 | 306 | — | — | 402 | — | — | — | — | — | 167 | 688 | 729 | 156 | — | — | 385 | 326 | 382 | 507 | 724 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 302 | 19 | 9 | 36 |
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