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California

Jalama Beach

beachtide: mid

1.0Updated 0 min ago

Face

3.0ft

9s period

Swell

WNW

295°

Windcross

19 mph

NW

Tide

-0.1 ft

slack

ConditionsChoppy

Choppy

44% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

Wind sea

NW

6.1ft

7s

not surfable

not surfable

P1 (primary)

WNW

3.9ft

9s

65%

P2 (secondary)

WNW

2.4ft

12s

25%

P3 (tertiary)

WSW

1.6ft

13s

10%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakbeach

Tide preferencemid

Crowdlight

Hazardsrips, rocks, sharks, cold water, current

Optimal conditions

SwellSW 225°

WindNE offshore

Tidemid

Period10s+

Breakbeach

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46218

Hs8.5 ft

Tp11s

DirW

Water57°F

Reading5/14/2026, 4:56:00 AM

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7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Thu, May 14

2am

3.0

9s

WNW295°

17mphcross

-0.1ft↑

5am

3.6

9s

WNW296°

3mphcross

0.2ft↑

8am

3.4

7s

WNW297°

5mphcross

2.6ft↑

11am

3.2

7s

WNW295°

12mphcross

3.5ft↓

2pm

3.1

8s

WNW294°

20mphcross

1.7ft↑

5pm

3.6

13s

WSW240°

19mphcross

2.1ft↑

8pm

3.1

10s

WNW292°

18mphcross

5.0ft↑

11pm

3.4

9s

WNW294°

21mphcross

5.2ft

Fri, May 15

2am

4.8

12s

WSW244°

18mphcross

1.3ft↓

5am

4.5

10s

W275°

14mphcross

-0.7ft↑

8am

4.5

10s

W275°

4mphcross

1.6ft↑

11am

4.8

12s

WSW244°

7mphonshore

3.6ft↓

2pm

1.6

14s

SSW203°

17mphcross

2.3ft↓

5pm

1.7

14s

SSW203°

19mphcross

2.0ft↑

8pm

3.8

13s

SW221°

25mphcross

4.9ft↑

11pm

4.0

13s

SW220°

26mphcross

5.9ft

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