Jalama Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° N 120.50° W

Jalama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jalama sea temperature is
16.9° C
0.6° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 5AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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)
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
3
3
!
3
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
0.8
WNW
18
0.8
WNW
18
0.8
WNW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
549
706
931
886
886
844
844
986
1059
1135
1083
885
771
585
456
418
348
364
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:02PM2.35m
12:53PM1.69m
11:52PM2.17m
1:35PM1.75m
Low Tide
6:15AM-0.01m
5:52PM0.99m
6:56AM0.16m
6:56PM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:14
 mm
Temp °C
20
17
17
17
19
24
23
22
16
14
14
13
15
18
18
19
16
13
Feels °C
15
13
13
14
16
20
18
18
12
11
12
11
13
16
15
15
12
10
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