Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° N 120.50° W

Jalama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jalama sea temperature is
21.0°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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 1PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
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1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.7
NW
11
1.9
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
11
2.5
NW
11
2.5
NW
11
2.4
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
732
623
613
604
604
594
599
748
594
701
798
1069
1137
1249
1559
1881
2096
2010
1983
1661
1495
1338
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
20
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:26AM2.03m
9:54PM1.80m
9:52AM2.09m
10:41PM1.71m
10:19AM2.10m
Low Tide
3:48PM0.45m
3:41AM0.66m
4:29PM0.36m
4:08AM0.80m
5:10PM0.32m
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Temp °C
16
21
20
20
16
16
15
15
15
20
21
19
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
16
20
18
17
14
14
13
12
12
17
17
15
14
13
11
10
10
10
11
13
13
13
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