Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.51° N 120.50° W

Jalama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jalama sea temperature is
20.1°C
2.8° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jalama at 2PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (30 Sep)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (30 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.6
NW
12
1
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
800
665
609
486
398
407
407
486
486
433
287
710
233
505
496
445
445
361
355
322
279
273
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
S
5
WSW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
W
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNE
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:10PM2.11m
2:31AM1.33m
1:01PM2.06m
4:34AM1.31m
2:08PM1.98m
Low Tide
5:39AM1.04m
7:45PM0.37m
6:13AM1.16m
9:02PM0.38m
7:05AM1.27m
10:26PM0.37m
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clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
22
21
21
18
18
17
17
17
23
21
21
17
18
19
18
21
22
26
23
20
21
Feels °C
18
23
22
20
17
17
17
16
17
23
20
18
15
16
18
16
20
20
23
20
17
17
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