Jalama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.51° N 120.50° W

Issued: 3 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jalama sea temperature is

21.4°C

Jalama surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Jalama today (05 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 9PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (05 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	11s
Evening (05 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).
	Thu 5				Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	4	3	4	5	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	5	4	4	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 12	NW 11	NW 8	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17	NW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 15	NW 14	NW 14	WNW 14	NW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1074	1106	403	987	1080	1310	1352	2125	5351	5663	5667	4646	4071	4176	3990	3891	3842	3531	3004	2923	2423	2281	2413
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	NW	NW	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	NE	WSW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				7:18PM1.64m				7:18AM2.09m				8:11PM1.61m				7:45AM2.14m				9:01PM1.58m
Low Tide		1:22PM0.57m			00:57AM0.71m					2:03PM0.41m				1:29AM0.83m				2:42PM0.29m				1:59AM0.94m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—
	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	5:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	20	17	16	16	16	21	24	21	19	19	19	19	20	22	22	23	19	17	17	18	19
Feels °C	19	17	15	13	13	13	13	18	20	18	16	17	17	17	18	21	19	20	16	14	14	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	WNW 16	WNW 11	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17	NW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 15	NW 14	NW 14	WNW 14	NW 14
kJ	123	223	256	987	1080	1310	1310	2125	5351	5663	5667	4646	4071	4176	3990	3891	3842	3531	3004	2923	2423	2281	2413
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	SSW 13	WNW 15	SSW 13	NW 8	NW 8	WNW 19	WNW 18	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 17	SSW 17	NW 6	NW 7	SSW 16
kJ	104	102	403	67	305	248	1352	1513	69	78	120	144	148	171	79	204	152	204	147	195	73	85	179
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 13	WNW 22	NW 21	WNW 20	NW 7	SSW 13	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	—	—	SSW 15	—	SSW 12	—	SSW 13	—	SSW 17	SSW 17	—
kJ	62	62	68	183	450	684	199	67	54	56	90	89	—	—	42	—	30	—	34	—	195	193	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 12	NW 11	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1074	1106	355	313	385	320	285	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	16	36	9	9	0	9	9	0	9	16	9	1	1	1	1	1	9	0	9	9	9	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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