Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° N 120.50° W

Jalama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jalama sea temperature is
20.4°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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 11AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (24 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
3
4
4
4
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.5
SW
16
0.9
NW
9
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
1.8
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
932
904
850
738
647
603
498
450
404
328
322
250
250
188
188
184
154
144
99
124
125
130
177
244
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
8:46AM2.05m
9:32PM1.68m
9:13AM2.17m
10:22PM1.64m
9:44AM2.26m
Low Tide
2:29AM0.69m
3:23PM0.41m
2:58AM0.78m
4:05PM0.25m
3:29AM0.88m
4:50PM0.13m
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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
16
16
16
20
21
21
18
17
17
18
17
20
20
19
17
16
16
15
15
18
19
18
16
16
Feels °C
13
14
14
19
18
18
16
15
15
16
15
19
18
17
15
15
14
14
13
15
15
13
11
11
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