Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° N 120.50° W

Jalama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jalama sea temperature is
20.9°C
4.5° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 2PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (27 Oct)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
1
0
0
2
3
4
4
4
3
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
1.8
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
312
309
309
305
444
499
429
489
452
452
452
452
458
532
474
461
455
387
347
612
620
620
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NNW
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:20AM2.31m
00:16AM1.50m
11:01AM2.30m
1:26AM1.44m
11:49AM2.23m
Low Tide
5:40PM0.08m
4:39AM1.08m
6:35PM0.09m
5:21AM1.17m
7:37PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:16
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7:18
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6:13
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6:12
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Temp °C
16
18
19
18
16
16
16
15
15
19
19
18
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
15
16
15
14
13
14
15
14
14
19
17
15
15
16
16
16
17
18
17
18
16
17
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