Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jalama today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 6AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 701 | 859 | 1050 | 1204 | 1026 | 822 | 563 | 439 | 437 | 449 | 543 | 543 | 449 | 368 | 454 | 448 | 326 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:50AM1.69m | 7:05PM1.67m | 8:05AM1.80m | 7:55PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.55m | 1:30PM1.01m | 1:33AM0.57m | 2:07PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  |  |  |  | | |  | |  |  | |  |  | |
 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 701 | 859 | 1050 | 1204 | 1026 | 822 | 563 | 439 | 396 | 449 | 543 | 543 | 449 | 331 | 159 | 125 | 247 | 243 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 536 | 536 | 529 | 529 | 492 | 253 | 336 | 413 | 437 | 239 | 229 | 168 | 108 | 103 | 317 | 308 | 103 | 326 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | SE 9 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WNW 12 | S 20 | S 20 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 84 | 3 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 346 | 193 | 154 | 218 | 85 | 194 | 194 | 121 | 368 | 454 | 448 | 326 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 22 | — | — | — | 57 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 48 | 21 | 45 | 21 | 21 | 92 | 220 | 21 | 9 | 16 |
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