Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jalama today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 7AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 339 | 339 | 266 | 383 | 314 | 298 | 318 | 291 | 531 | 310 | 451 | 530 | 330 | 422 | 428 | 566 | 445 | 439 | 417 | 394 | 389 | 389 | 389 | 389 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:53AM1.43m | 3:46PM1.86m | 4:29AM1.27m | 4:33PM1.88m | 6:30AM1.22m | 5:21PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48AM0.77m | 10:52PM0.82m | 9:26AM0.96m | 00:12AM0.70m | 10:13AM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | NW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 339 | 339 | 266 | 383 | 255 | 298 | 185 | 185 | 531 | 95 | 451 | 530 | 293 | 288 | 227 | 566 | 445 | 439 | 417 | 394 | 389 | 389 | 389 | 389 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | S 10 | NW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 264 | 255 | 258 | 258 | 314 | 258 | 318 | 291 | 97 | 131 | 95 | 300 | 330 | 422 | 428 | 123 | 108 | 101 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 44 | 215 | 243 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 252 | 188 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 163 | 183 | 154 | 214 | 310 | 304 | 68 | 42 | 68 | 42 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 41 | 83 | 169 | 43 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 149 | 145 | 136 | 115 | 135 | 132 | 132 | 97 | — | — | — | 95 | 22 | 95 | 14 | 112 | 112 | 69 | 61 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 71 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 365 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 136 | 95 | 76 | 41 |
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