Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jalama today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 5PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 236 | 253 | 316 | 327 | 258 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 307 | 379 | 379 | 375 | 379 | 460 | 455 | 366 | 362 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:22PM1.71m | 8:17AM1.41m | 4:49PM1.71m | 8:22AM1.46m | 5:59PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:00AM0.60m | 10:40AM1.38m | 00:54AM0.53m | 12:13PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 7 | SW 18 | NW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 165 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 236 | 101 | 101 | 260 | 255 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 307 | 379 | 379 | 318 | 379 | 235 | 455 | 366 | 362 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 303 | 163 | 108 | 102 | 101 | 184 | 229 | 99 | 89 | 99 | 67 | 56 | 52 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 375 | 48 | 460 | 49 | 50 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 12 | S 14 | SSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 49 | 16 | 49 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | 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 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 169 | 149 | 171 | 124 | 224 | 253 | 316 | 327 | 258 | 258 | 233 | 237 | 244 | 251 | 273 | 281 | — | 261 | 311 | 266 | 273 | 289 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 302 | 45 | 36 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 177 | 61 | 60 | 19 | 19 |
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