Surf Climatology
Best Time to Surf Jalama
Lompoc, CA
Jalama is a surf break in Lompoc, CA, and this page shows the time of year when it usually gets the most surf. The figures are three years of offshore wave data, 2022 to 2024, averaged month by month at the nearest offshore point. The peak surf season at Jalama is Jan & Feb, when the average offshore swell is at its biggest.
Peak surf season: Jan & Feb.
Based on the 3-year average offshore wave height, 2022–2024.
Best time to visit
3-year monthly avg · offshore significant wave height · 2022–2024
Peak surf season:JanFeb
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Peak monthsThis monthOff-peakTap a bar for details.
Jan: 7.9ft average swell at 10.3 s from the WNW.
Feb: 7.7ft average swell at 10.1 s from the WNW.
Mar: 7.5ft average swell at 9.2 s from the WNW.
Apr: 7.2ft average swell at 8.7 s from the WNW.
May: 6.5ft average swell at 8.3 s from the WNW.
Jun: 5.9ft average swell at 7.7 s from the WNW.
Jul: 5.1ft average swell at 7.4 s from the WNW.
Aug: 4.8ft average swell at 8 s from the W.
Sep: 5.3ft average swell at 8.5 s from the W.
Oct: 5.8ft average swell at 9.1 s from the WNW.
Nov: 6.5ft average swell at 9.7 s from the WNW.
Dec: 7.5ft average swell at 10.3 s from the WNW.
Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, at 34.5°, -120.5°.
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