Surf Forecasts:
Jalama surf forecast from 9 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 9 Nov, 10PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 14 Nov, 4PM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 18s period, WNW swell with 21,095 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 9 Nov, 10PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Jalama this week:
The surf forecast for Jalama over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 09) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 15s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Jalama in the next 16 days are 5.5m 18s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 14) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Nov 25) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Mon 9th Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Mon 9th Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sat 14th Nov) | 18ft (5.5m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jalama over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 17 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4096 | 2288 | 1442 | 1405 | 1848 | 1760 | 1599 | 1301 | 4136 | 4575 | 4204 | 3879 | 4314 | 3995 | 10729 | 21095 | 15732 | 7862 | 4957 | 9418 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:35PM1.50m | 9:09AM2.14m | 11:24PM1.46m | 9:40AM2.08m | 00:19AM1.41m | 10:14AM2.01m | 1:27AM1.38m | 10:50AM1.92m | 2:52AM1.39m | 11:31AM1.82m | 4:11AM1.44m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57AM1.12m | 4:35PM0.22m | 3:26AM1.19m | 5:17PM0.28m | 3:54AM1.25m | 6:03PM0.35m | 4:25AM1.31m | 6:53PM0.42m | 5:03AM1.37m | 7:47PM0.49m | 6:26AM1.42m | 8:40PM0.55m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 17 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 4096 | 2288 | 1442 | 1405 | 1848 | 1760 | 1599 | 1301 | 4136 | 4575 | 4204 | 3879 | 4314 | 3995 | 10729 | 21095 | 15732 | 7862 | 4957 | 9418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | NW 13 | NW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 150 | 295 | 72 | 100 | 129 | 127 | 131 | 134 | 133 | 69 | 157 | 291 | 220 | 174 | 165 | 163 | 350 | 132 | 333 | 222 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 144 | 103 | 30 | 51 | 99 | 37 | 37 | 107 | 121 | 67 | 20 | 17 | 28 | 104 | 104 | — | 99 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 48 | 92 | 1 | 48 | 61 | 220 | 61 | 61 | 9 | 9 | 60 | 1 |
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