
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jalama today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 2PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
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 Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | SW 19 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
288 | 284 | 201 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 242 | 239 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 236 | 220 | 233 | 260 | 255 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 307 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:02AM1.25m | 2:07PM1.77m | 3:22PM1.71m | 8:17AM1.41m | 4:49PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28AM1.25m | 10:43PM0.65m | 00:00AM0.60m | 10:40AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
99 | 284 | 201 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 242 | 165 | 165 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 236 | 101 | 101 | 260 | 255 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 307 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 12 | NW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
288 | 116 | 117 | 162 | 43 | 30 | 138 | 239 | 303 | 163 | 108 | 102 | 90 | 184 | 229 | 99 | 89 | 99 | 67 | 55 | 52 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SSE 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 21 | NW 11 | NW 11 | 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 |
160 | 17 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 159 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | |
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 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
— | 96 | 96 | 114 | 165 | 173 | 196 | 219 | 191 | 187 | 87 | 124 | 217 | 220 | 233 | 221 | 221 | 227 | 204 | 198 | 198 | 216 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 61 | 45 | 36 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 61 | 52 | 36 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 208 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 19 |
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