Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jalama today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 12PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 944 | 645 | 566 | 551 | 543 | 543 | 701 | 1021 | 1050 | 1204 | 1026 | 822 | 626 | 493 | 437 | 449 | 543 | 543 | 449 | 368 | 454 | 448 | 326 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:37AM1.60m | 6:11PM1.65m | 7:50AM1.69m | 7:05PM1.67m | 8:05AM1.80m | 7:55PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:31AM0.55m | 12:50PM1.18m | 1:04AM0.55m | 1:30PM1.01m | 1:33AM0.57m | 2:07PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 747 | 594 | 455 | 439 | 347 | 308 | 701 | 1021 | 1050 | 1204 | 1026 | 822 | 626 | 493 | 396 | 239 | 543 | 543 | 449 | 331 | 135 | 146 | 247 | 247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 662 | 645 | 566 | 551 | 543 | 543 | 536 | 536 | 529 | 529 | 580 | 253 | 336 | 413 | 437 | 449 | 229 | 168 | 108 | 116 | 317 | 247 | 326 | 326 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 15 | SE 9 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 5 | S 5 | S 20 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 50 | 50 | 49 | 58 | 85 | 132 | 84 | 3 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 346 | 135 | 154 | 218 | 26 | 12 | 194 | 121 | 368 | 454 | 448 | 65 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 944 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 24 | 32 | 32 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 197 | 219 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 220 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 51 | 21 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 48 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 61 | 9 | 19 | 0 |
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