Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jalama today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jalama at 7PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Jalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
326 | 289 | 271 | 327 | 407 | 429 | 469 | 465 | 424 | 475 | 549 | 751 | 877 | 1015 | 867 | 708 | 643 | 742 | 848 | 838 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:52PM2.06m | 10:59AM1.72m | 10:29PM1.97m | 11:22AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49PM0.91m | 4:39AM0.33m | 4:29PM0.83m | 5:03AM0.43m | 5:12PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
271 | 257 | 191 | 188 | 143 | 127 | 390 | 465 | 424 | 475 | 549 | 751 | 877 | 1015 | 867 | 708 | 643 | 742 | 848 | 838 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
103 | 102 | 164 | 155 | 267 | 344 | 94 | 67 | 61 | 58 | 41 | 39 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 15 |
133 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 50 | 92 | 35 | 21 | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
326 | 289 | 271 | 327 | 407 | 429 | 469 | 446 | 262 | 244 | 313 | 396 | 481 | 532 | 532 | 532 | 519 | 549 | 692 | 746 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 19 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 95 | 61 | 53 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 95 | 95 |
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