Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jalama today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 5PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 196 | 167 | 264 | 193 | 171 | 169 | 214 | 291 | 288 | 284 | 201 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 242 | 239 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 236 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:17PM1.84m | 5:02AM1.25m | 2:07PM1.77m | 3:22PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31AM1.14m | 9:15PM0.64m | 6:28AM1.25m | 10:43PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 196 | 167 | 167 | 193 | 171 | 169 | 145 | 142 | 114 | 284 | 201 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 242 | 165 | 165 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 236 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | NW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 12 | NW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 121 | 121 | 264 | 37 | 149 | 146 | 201 | 291 | 288 | 116 | 117 | 162 | 43 | 30 | 138 | 239 | 54 | 163 | 108 | 102 | 101 | 184 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NW 12 | SW 21 | SSE 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 21 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 19 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 163 | 162 | 17 | 16 | 37 | 55 | 29 | 36 | 160 | 17 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 159 | 30 | 30 | 303 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 167 | — | — | 214 | — | — | 96 | 96 | 99 | 145 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 39 | 171 | 87 | 161 | 200 | 188 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 208 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 61 | 60 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 16 | 208 | 302 | 36 | 36 | 9 |
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