Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° N 120.50° W

Jalama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jalama sea temperature is
20.1°C
3.5° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 7AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (19 Oct)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
3
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
13
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.9
NW
12
1.9
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.4
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.7
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.9
NW
12
1.9
NW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
519
500
483
711
772
773
993
1042
822
660
566
551
543
543
701
846
932
1185
1043
977
694
493
437
536
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
NNW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:25AM1.53m
5:07PM1.62m
7:37AM1.60m
6:11PM1.65m
7:50AM1.69m
7:05PM1.67m
Low Tide
11:50PM0.57m
11:59AM1.32m
00:31AM0.55m
12:50PM1.18m
1:04AM0.55m
1:30PM1.01m
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Temp °C
16
16
16
20
21
20
15
14
14
14
14
20
18
18
16
16
16
17
17
19
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
14
14
14
17
17
17
12
12
11
12
12
19
16
16
16
16
15
16
14
14
15
16
16
17
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