5.2ft Hs
WNW from · 296° · 12.8 s
CALIFORNIA / JalamaSPOT / 711
Jalama Beachbreak.
Beach
A-frame / left & right34.506° N / 120.499° W
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Forecast & tide at a glance
Estimated surf face · feet · Pacific time. The existing PureSurfers face-estimation engine; not a measured or calibrated breaking-wave report.
Estimated surf face5.6 ftForecast for Thu Nov 12, 12:00am Pacific
Coastal wind7.4 mphSSW from
NOAA tide reference3.3 ftMLLW · Oil Platform Harvest
READ THE INDIVIDUAL SWELLS
Swell by swell.
Offshore component height (Hs), not surf-face height. Directions are where waves come from. Component heights do not add together.
Thu Nov 12, 12:00am Pacific
GFS · 4 components
0.0ft Hs
No energy reported for this component
1.2ft Hs
SSW from · 212° · 13.4 s
0.9ft Hs
WSW from · 245° · 15.9 s
MFWAM · 2 components
5.8ft Hs
WNW from · 289° · 10.0 s
0.1ft Hs
SSE from · 152° · 1.0 s
Each model supplies its own partitions. Missing components remain unavailable; another model’s primary swell is not automatically the same wave system.
Coastal wind retrieved Thu Nov 12, 12:15am. This is regional modeled wind, not a beach measurement.
Source retrievals: GFS Nov 12, 12:15am · ECMWF Nov 12, 12:15am · MFWAM Nov 12, 12:15am. Retrieval time is not the model issue time. This page combines all available cached model families; map model selections are separate.
Tide predictions: Oil Platform Harvest, 17 km reference; retrieved Thu Nov 12, 12:15am. Station predictions can differ locally.
Seven-day overview
| Pacific day | Estimated surf face | Mean wind | Hours available |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu Nov 12 | 6.9 ft | 10.4 mph | 14/14 |
| Fri Nov 13 | 8.5 ft | 7.3 mph | 14/14 |
| Sat Nov 14 | 16.8 ft | 13.1 mph | 14/14 |
| Sun Nov 15 | 9.2 ft | 6.5 mph | 14/14 |
| Mon Nov 16 | 12.9 ft | 4.7 mph | 14/14 |
| Tue Nov 17 | 9.8 ft | 14.9 mph | 14/14 |
| Wed Nov 18 | 6.0 ft | 12.1 mph | 14/14 |
Hourly details · next 72 hours
| Pacific time | Estimated surf face | Model range | Set proxy | Swell from | Wind | Tide MLLW | Models |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12:00am | 5.6 ft | 5.4–5.8 ft | 8.4 ft | WNW · 12.1 s | 7.4 mph SSW | 3.3 ft | 3 |
| Thu 1:00am | 5.5 ft | 5.4–5.6 ft | 8.3 ft | WNW · 12.1 s | 5.7 mph SSW | 3.3 ft | 3 |
| Thu 2:00am | 5.5 ft | 5.4–5.6 ft | 8.3 ft | WNW · 10.0 s | 5.3 mph SSW | 3.2 ft | 3 |
| Thu 3:00am | 5.6 ft | 5.6–5.7 ft | 8.4 ft | WNW · 10.0 s | 4.7 mph SSE | 3.0 ft | 3 |
| Thu 4:00am | 5.7 ft | 5.6–5.7 ft | 8.5 ft | WNW · 10.1 s | 5.9 mph ESE | 3.0 ft | 3 |
| Thu 5:00am | 5.8 ft | 5.7–5.8 ft | 8.6 ft | WNW · 10.1 s | 6.2 mph SE | 3.1 ft | 3 |
| Thu 6:00am | 5.9 ft | 5.8–5.9 ft | 8.8 ft | WNW · 12.4 s | 7.4 mph SSE | 3.5 ft | 3 |
| Thu 7:00am | 6.0 ft | 5.9–6.1 ft | 9.0 ft | WNW · 13.8 s | 9.4 mph S | 4.0 ft | 3 |
| Thu 8:00am | 6.3 ft | 6.0–6.7 ft | 9.4 ft | WNW · 15.1 s | 10.3 mph S | 4.6 ft | 3 |
| Thu 9:00am | 6.5 ft | 6.2–6.9 ft | 9.7 ft | WNW · 14.9 s | 11.8 mph S | 5.1 ft | 3 |
| Thu 10:00am | 6.6 ft | 6.3–7.0 ft | 9.9 ft | WNW · 14.7 s | 12.9 mph S | 5.3 ft | 3 |
| Thu 11:00am | 6.8 ft | 6.4–7.2 ft | 10.2 ft | WNW · 14.6 s | 14.7 mph SSW | 5.2 ft | 3 |
| Thu 12:00pm | 6.9 ft | 6.6–7.3 ft | 10.4 ft | WNW · 14.4 s | 14.1 mph SSW | 4.7 ft | 3 |
| Thu 1:00pm | 7.1 ft | 6.8–7.5 ft | 10.6 ft | WNW · 14.3 s | 11.9 mph S | 3.9 ft | 3 |
| Thu 2:00pm | 7.2 ft | 6.9–7.7 ft | 10.8 ft | WNW · 14.2 s | 10.4 mph S | 2.9 ft | 3 |
| Thu 3:00pm | 7.4 ft | 7.0–7.7 ft | 11.0 ft | WNW · 14.0 s | 9.5 mph SSE | 1.8 ft | 3 |
| Thu 4:00pm | 7.5 ft | 7.1–7.7 ft | 11.2 ft | WNW · 13.8 s | 9.5 mph SE | 0.9 ft | 3 |
| Thu 5:00pm | 7.6 ft | 7.2–7.7 ft | 11.3 ft | WNW · 13.8 s | 8.3 mph SE | 0.2 ft | 3 |
| Thu 6:00pm | 7.7 ft | 7.4–7.9 ft | 11.6 ft | WNW · 14.0 s | 7.8 mph SE | 0.0 ft | 3 |
| Thu 7:00pm | 7.8 ft | 7.5–8.0 ft | 11.7 ft | WNW · 11.7 s | 7.4 mph ESE | 0.1 ft | 3 |
| Thu 8:00pm | 8.0 ft | 7.6–8.2 ft | 11.9 ft | WNW · 11.7 s | 9.3 mph ESE | 0.6 ft | 3 |
| Thu 9:00pm | 8.1 ft | 7.8–8.4 ft | 12.1 ft | WNW · 11.8 s | 10.8 mph SSE | 1.2 ft | 3 |
| Thu 10:00pm | 8.2 ft | 7.9–8.5 ft | 12.3 ft | WNW · 11.8 s | 11.4 mph SE | 2.0 ft | 3 |
| Thu 11:00pm | 8.3 ft | 8.0–8.7 ft | 12.5 ft | WNW · 11.8 s | 13.8 mph SE | 2.6 ft | 3 |
| Fri 12:00am | 8.4 ft | 8.1–8.8 ft | 12.6 ft | WNW · 11.8 s | 15.1 mph SE | 3.0 ft | 3 |
| Fri 1:00am | 8.5 ft | 8.2–9.0 ft | 12.8 ft | WNW · 11.7 s | 12.4 mph SE | 3.2 ft | 3 |
| Fri 2:00am | 8.6 ft | 8.2–9.1 ft | 12.9 ft | WNW · 11.6 s | 12.5 mph SE | 3.3 ft | 3 |
| Fri 3:00am | 8.7 ft | 8.2–9.1 ft | 13.0 ft | WNW · 11.3 s | 12.9 mph ESE | 3.2 ft | 3 |
| Fri 4:00am | 8.7 ft | 8.3–9.2 ft | 13.1 ft | WNW · 11.1 s | 16.9 mph SSE | 3.1 ft | 3 |
| Fri 5:00am | 8.7 ft | 8.2–9.1 ft | 13.1 ft | WNW · 10.9 s | 13.2 mph SSW | 3.2 ft | 3 |
| Fri 6:00am | 8.7 ft | 8.2–9.0 ft | 13.0 ft | WNW · 10.8 s | 7.2 mph WSW | 3.4 ft | 3 |
| Fri 7:00am | 8.7 ft | 8.1–9.0 ft | 13.0 ft | WNW · 14.5 s | 4.6 mph WSW | 3.7 ft | 3 |
| Fri 8:00am | 8.6 ft | 8.1–9.0 ft | 13.0 ft | WNW · 14.4 s | 2.3 mph SSE | 4.2 ft | 3 |
| Fri 9:00am | 8.6 ft | 7.9–9.1 ft | 12.9 ft | WNW · 14.3 s | 3.6 mph SW | 4.6 ft | 3 |
| Fri 10:00am | 8.6 ft | 7.9–9.1 ft | 12.9 ft | WNW · 14.2 s | 3.3 mph W | 4.9 ft | 3 |
| Fri 11:00am | 8.6 ft | 7.9–9.2 ft | 12.9 ft | WNW · 14.1 s | 1.9 mph WSW | 5.0 ft | 3 |
| Fri 12:00pm | 8.6 ft | 7.9–9.2 ft | 12.9 ft | WNW · 14.0 s | 3.6 mph SW | 4.8 ft | 3 |
| Fri 1:00pm | 8.5 ft | 7.8–9.2 ft | 12.8 ft | WNW · 13.9 s | 5.6 mph W | 4.3 ft | 3 |
| Fri 2:00pm | 8.5 ft | 7.7–9.2 ft | 12.7 ft | WNW · 13.9 s | 8.8 mph WNW | 3.5 ft | 3 |
| Fri 3:00pm | 8.4 ft | 7.6–9.1 ft | 12.5 ft | WNW · 13.9 s | 11.7 mph WNW | 2.6 ft | 3 |
| Fri 4:00pm | 8.3 ft | 7.5–9.1 ft | 12.4 ft | WNW · 13.9 s | 13.8 mph NW | 1.6 ft | 3 |
| Fri 5:00pm | 8.3 ft | 7.8–8.9 ft | 12.5 ft | WNW · 13.9 s | 13.0 mph NW | 0.8 ft | 3 |
| Fri 6:00pm | 8.5 ft | 8.2–8.9 ft | 12.7 ft | WNW · 13.9 s | 10.8 mph NNW | 0.3 ft | 3 |
| Fri 7:00pm | 8.6 ft | 8.5–8.8 ft | 12.9 ft | WNW · 14.0 s | 11.2 mph NNW | 0.1 ft | 3 |
| Fri 8:00pm | 8.8 ft | 8.7–8.8 ft | 13.2 ft | WNW · 14.1 s | 11.8 mph WNW | 0.3 ft | 3 |
| Fri 9:00pm | 9.0 ft | 8.9–9.0 ft | 13.4 ft | W · 10.5 s | 10.8 mph NNW | 0.8 ft | 3 |
| Fri 10:00pm | 9.2 ft | 9.0–9.4 ft | 13.8 ft | W · 10.9 s | 7.4 mph NW | 1.4 ft | 3 |
| Fri 11:00pm | 9.6 ft | 9.1–9.9 ft | 14.4 ft | W · 11.4 s | 8.0 mph NNW | 2.1 ft | 3 |
| Sat 12:00am | 10.1 ft | 9.2–10.5 ft | 15.1 ft | W · 12.0 s | 8.7 mph NNW | 2.6 ft | 3 |
| Sat 1:00am | 11.2 ft | 9.7–12.8 ft | 16.8 ft | WNW · 13.2 s | 9.5 mph NNW | 3.0 ft | 3 |
| Sat 2:00am | 11.5 ft | 10.4–12.3 ft | 17.3 ft | WNW · 10.8 s | 9.3 mph NNW | 3.2 ft | 3 |
| Sat 3:00am | 12.5 ft | 11.3–13.6 ft | 18.7 ft | WNW · 11.7 s | 9.8 mph N | 3.3 ft | 3 |
| Sat 4:00am | 13.6 ft | 12.6–14.7 ft | 20.3 ft | WNW · 12.5 s | 9.6 mph NNW | 3.3 ft | 3 |
| Sat 5:00am | 14.4 ft | 13.6–15.5 ft | 21.6 ft | WNW · 12.8 s | 10.3 mph NNW | 3.3 ft | 3 |
| Sat 6:00am | 15.6 ft | 14.8–16.1 ft | 23.3 ft | WNW · 13.0 s | 11.4 mph NNW | 3.3 ft | 3 |
| Sat 7:00am | 16.3 ft | 15.5–16.8 ft | 24.5 ft | WNW · 13.2 s | 12.8 mph NNW | 3.5 ft | 3 |
| Sat 8:00am | 16.8 ft | 15.9–17.6 ft | 25.3 ft | WNW · 18.6 s | 13.6 mph NNW | 3.8 ft | 3 |
| Sat 9:00am | 17.2 ft | 16.4–18.1 ft | 25.8 ft | WNW · 18.6 s | 14.1 mph NNW | 4.1 ft | 3 |
| Sat 10:00am | 17.5 ft | 16.7–18.3 ft | 26.2 ft | WNW · 18.6 s | 14.1 mph NNW | 4.5 ft | 3 |
| Sat 11:00am | 17.5 ft | 16.9–18.4 ft | 26.3 ft | WNW · 18.6 s | 13.6 mph NNW | 4.7 ft | 3 |
| Sat 12:00pm | 17.5 ft | 17.0–18.3 ft | 26.3 ft | WNW · 18.5 s | 13.8 mph NNW | 4.7 ft | 3 |
| Sat 1:00pm | 17.5 ft | 17.1–18.1 ft | 26.2 ft | WNW · 18.4 s | 14.9 mph NW | 4.4 ft | 3 |
| Sat 2:00pm | 17.2 ft | 16.9–17.7 ft | 25.8 ft | WNW · 18.1 s | 15.7 mph NW | 3.9 ft | 3 |
| Sat 3:00pm | 17.0 ft | 16.7–17.4 ft | 25.5 ft | WNW · 17.9 s | 13.5 mph NW | 3.2 ft | 3 |
| Sat 4:00pm | 16.8 ft | 16.5–17.1 ft | 25.2 ft | WNW · 17.7 s | 12.7 mph NW | 2.4 ft | 3 |
| Sat 5:00pm | 16.4 ft | 16.2–16.7 ft | 24.6 ft | WNW · 17.6 s | 12.1 mph NW | 1.5 ft | 3 |
| Sat 6:00pm | 16.1 ft | 15.9–16.4 ft | 24.1 ft | WNW · 17.5 s | 11.2 mph NNW | 0.9 ft | 3 |
| Sat 7:00pm | 15.7 ft | 15.4–16.1 ft | 23.5 ft | WNW · 17.4 s | 10.3 mph NNW | 0.4 ft | 3 |
| Sat 8:00pm | 15.2 ft | 14.8–15.7 ft | 22.9 ft | WNW · 17.4 s | 9.7 mph NNW | 0.3 ft | 3 |
| Sat 9:00pm | 14.8 ft | 14.2–15.3 ft | 22.2 ft | WNW · 17.2 s | 8.4 mph NNW | 0.5 ft | 3 |
| Sat 10:00pm | 14.3 ft | 13.7–14.7 ft | 21.4 ft | WNW · 16.9 s | 7.5 mph NNW | 1.0 ft | 3 |
| Sat 11:00pm | 13.8 ft | 13.2–14.3 ft | 20.7 ft | WNW · 16.7 s | 6.8 mph N | 1.6 ft | 3 |
| Sun 12:00am | 13.3 ft | 12.8–13.8 ft | 20.0 ft | WNW · 16.5 s | 6.3 mph N | 2.2 ft | 3 |
Model spread is not a confidence interval. Tide and wind are context, not new corrections to surf size. Larger sets and changing hazards remain possible.
This page reads the shared cache first. Refresh requests only this spot’s existing regional samples.
Know the spot
The broad, powerful campground beachbreak—the most accessible of Jalama’s named surf zones.
Also known as Campground · Main Beach.
- Break type
- Beach
- Wave direction
- A-frame / left & right
- Reported difficulty
- Intermediate+; advanced with size
- Bottom
- Sand with scattered rock
- Reported swell preference
- S–NW; broad exposure
- Reported tide preference
- Low–mid; sandbar dependent
Multiple peaks migrate with sand. South swells can light up the summer bars; west and northwest energy produces heavier winter surf.
Before paddling out: Rips, shorebreak, powerful closeouts, cold water, wind, sharks and limited rescue coverage.
Jalama Beach County Park Documented campground beach zone
Source references
Provenance is not proof that every inherited claim or current access condition has been rechecked.
THE FIELD GUIDE / Jalama Beachbreak
Read this stretch of coast.
Follow the swell window
The catalogue’s reported preference for Jalama Beachbreak is “S–NW; broad exposure”. Compare that description with each component’s incoming direction and period. An offshore swell number is a reference; the local wave still depends on the actual shoreline, bottom and tide.
Check the water level
Reported tide preference: Low–mid; sandbar dependent. Follow the named NOAA station and its trend through your intended session, then inspect the entry and exit at the beach. A station prediction is not a water-level sensor at this takeoff.
Read the bottom and the lineup
Catalogue bottom: Sand with scattered rock. Reported difficulty: Intermediate+; advanced with size. Watch several sets before choosing where to enter, keep clear of riders, and compare the actual wave with your ability and equipment.
A useful note for next time
Record the section you actually surfed, the time, incoming swell direction and period, wind and tide trend. Add what the wave did: connected sections, closeouts, drift or exposed obstacles. Comparing that observation with the same model next time is more useful than treating one colored number as the whole session.
Camera references nearby
Jalama Beach ↗
Jalama Beach Store / Surfline · about 0.2 km from the catalogue pin · video-page
Beach and surf view published by the campground store.
Links to third-party camera pages, not owned feeds. Proximity does not confirm the camera sees this break. Playback and image freshness have not been verified by this page.
Make the next session easier
Lineup etiquette · Paddling technique · How these forecasts work
Nearby spots to compare
PureSurfers is built by Peter Ochabski. Spot profiles combine retained sources and contributor observations; this is not a claim he has surfed or verified every entry.
COASTAL WAVE GUIDANCE
Waves at the model cells
5.38–6.04 ftSignificant wave height (Hs) before the legacy spot reduction. This is not a measured breaking-face or set range.
Nearshore and buoy trends load here. Coverage and observation times are shown separately.