Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jalama today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 1PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 375 | 379 | 460 | 455 | 366 | 362 | 429 | 482 | 470 | 465 | 465 | 459 | 540 | 454 | 443 | 371 | 362 | 362 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | 8:22AM1.46m | 5:59PM1.77m | 8:35AM1.52m | 6:51PM1.83m | 8:49AM1.58m | 7:35PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:13PM1.32m | 1:34AM0.46m | 1:05PM1.22m | 2:06AM0.42m | 1:45PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 211 | 193 | 171 | 455 | 366 | 362 | 429 | 482 | 470 | 465 | 465 | 459 | 540 | 454 | 443 | 371 | 147 | 362 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 290 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | NW 9 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 375 | 379 | 460 | 75 | 50 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 51 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 362 | 51 | 137 | 203 | 218 | 367 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 18 | NW 18 | S 12 | NW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 49 | 48 | 49 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 43 | 90 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 199 | 211 | 211 | 248 | 262 | 266 | 234 | 189 | 178 | 167 | 189 | 176 | 181 | 210 | 104 | 249 | 286 | 304 | 297 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 124 | 304 | 169 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 128 | 61 | 95 | 41 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 208 | 61 | 36 | 9 | 9 |
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