Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° N 120.50° W

Jalama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jalama sea temperature is
20.7°C
3.4° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 1PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
8
1
NW
16
2.1
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.4
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.9
NW
9
2.1
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.7
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
655
553
655
514
606
752
742
711
502
862
898
709
597
535
476
486
569
692
486
476
294
677
652
593
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
5
SW
5
SW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:01AM1.56m
11:30AM2.13m
1:05AM1.43m
12:10PM2.11m
2:31AM1.33m
1:01PM2.06m
Low Tide
5:09AM0.90m
6:41PM0.35m
5:39AM1.04m
7:45PM0.37m
6:13AM1.16m
9:02PM0.38m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
17
24
23
22
17
17
17
17
19
22
21
20
18
18
17
17
17
21
20
22
18
19
Feels °C
13
12
14
19
19
18
14
14
14
14
18
22
22
19
17
17
16
17
17
21
19
21
16
18
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