Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jalama today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 4AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 347 | 341 | 273 | 350 | 335 | 368 | 392 | 340 | 396 | 622 | 620 | 559 | 390 | 465 | 424 | 424 | 549 | 751 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:15PM2.09m | 10:38AM1.65m | 9:52PM2.06m | 10:59AM1.72m | 10:29PM1.97m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14AM0.28m | 3:49PM0.91m | 4:39AM0.33m | 4:29PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | S 12 | S 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 263 | 341 | 256 | 350 | 335 | 339 | 271 | 340 | 191 | 188 | 143 | 446 | 390 | 465 | 424 | 424 | 549 | 751 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 347 | 136 | 171 | 198 | 289 | 103 | 103 | 257 | 164 | 155 | 267 | 267 | 94 | 67 | 61 | 41 | 41 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 13 | S 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 13 | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 109 | 54 | 26 | 104 | 103 | 140 | 133 | 102 | 38 | 39 | 62 | 98 | 31 | 32 | 88 | 35 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | 251 | 273 | — | — | 368 | 392 | — | 396 | 622 | 620 | 559 | 289 | 258 | 287 | 365 | 469 | 494 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 208 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 16 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 302 | 61 | 45 |
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