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Kalama Surf Photo: 'It's a barrel of kalamas' by John John Florence

Lat Long: 21.41° N 157.74° W

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kalama sea temperature is

26.0° C

Normal for this time of year

Kalama surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
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Open ocean wave model on 15 January at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kalama around the time the photo was taken

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Open ocean wave model on 15 January at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kalama around the time the photo was taken

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	12 s	cross- on	9 s	13 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 January at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kalama around the time the photo was taken

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	NW	ESE	E	NW	SSE
	13 s	cross- on	9 s	13 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 January at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kalama around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	ESE	E	NW	SSW
	13 s	cross- on	9 s	13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kalama around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	E	E	NW	SSW
	13 s	cross- on	9 s	13 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kalama around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	ESE	E	NW	E
	12 s	cross- on	9 s	12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kalama around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	E	E	NW	SSE
	12 s	cross- on	9 s	12 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kalama around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	E	E	NW	SSW
	12 s	cross- on	9 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kalama around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	E	E	NW	SSE
	12 s	cross- on	9 s	12 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kalama around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	E	E	NW	SSE
	11 s	cross- on	9 s	11 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kalama around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	E	E	NW	SSE
	11 s	cross- on	9 s	11 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kalama around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	E	E	NW	SSE
	11 s	cross- on	9 s	12 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 January at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kalama around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	E	E	NW	NNW
	12 s	cross- on	9 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 January at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kalama around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	E	E	E	NW
	12 s	cross- on	9 s	9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 January at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kalama around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	E	E	NW	NNW
	12 s	cross- on	9 s	12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 January at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kalama around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	ENE	E	NW	NNW
	12 s	cross- on	9 s	12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 January at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kalama around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 14 minutes before high water (rising neap tide). Tide height was 0.3m (0.9 ft). Range 3.40m (11.2 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Kalama Surf Photo: 'It's a barrel of kalamas' by John John Florence

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Photo taken at: 3:06 pm 16 Jan 2017