Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° N 120.50° W

Jalama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jalama sea temperature is
21.1°C
4.8° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 6AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (29 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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)
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
4
4
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
458
532
474
461
455
387
347
612
620
620
620
612
596
559
537
537
530
522
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
10
S
10
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
N
5
NW
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
S
10
SW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:26AM1.44m
11:49AM2.23m
2:49AM1.41m
12:46PM2.12m
Low Tide
6:35PM0.09m
5:21AM1.17m
7:37PM0.15m
6:15AM1.27m
8:45PM0.21m
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rain showers
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clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
17
17
17
16
17
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
19
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
17
17
17
16
18
18
18
18
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16
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