Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° N 120.50° W

Jalama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jalama sea temperature is
20.6°C
3.7° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 5AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (11 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (11 Oct)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
3
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1
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
11
2.5
NW
11
2.4
NW
11
2.2
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.3
WNW
19
2.1
NW
11
2.1
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.3
WNW
18
1.3
WNW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1028
1070
1331
1688
1926
1837
1702
1630
1495
1313
1066
936
1328
993
972
828
954
1081
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:41PM1.71m
10:19AM2.10m
11:29PM1.60m
10:46AM2.08m
Low Tide
4:08AM0.80m
5:10PM0.32m
4:35AM0.94m
5:51PM0.33m
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
16
15
Feels °C
14
13
11
11
10
12
11
13
13
15
13
14
14
14
15
14
13
12
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