Jamaica Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Texas, USA)
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Jamaica Beach Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell SE | Wind NNW
Sea Temperature Today is: 31.3 °C
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| Wave (m) |
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| Period (s) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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| Wind State | cross- on |
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Jamaica Beach in Texasis a beach break that has quite reliable surf. The optimum conditions for surfing are during the hurricane season. Offshore winds are from the north northwest. Waves more likely to be from local windswells than distant groundswells and the ideal wave direction is from the southeast. Good surf at all stages of the tide. An uncrowded break, even when it is working. Hazards include - Rips / undertow.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Jamaica Beach, West Bay, Texas, 3 km from Jamaica Beach.
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Jamaica Beach Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Pointe San Luis Galveston wx, 13 km from Jamaica Beach.
| - |  Clear | Air temperature 32.6 °C |
Current weather near Jamaica Beach
Buoy Data:
At Galveston Buoy, 34 miles from Jamaica Beach.
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| Data Age | 3 hr | 2 hr | 1 hr | 0 hr |
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| Dominant period (s) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Overall Jamaica Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in August
This image illustrates the combination of swells directed at Jamaica Beach over a norma... (show all text)
The graph describes how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions... (show all text)
The two graphs above are also combined in the single Jamaica Beach surf consistency graph.
Also see Jamaica Beach surf quality by season and Jamaica Beach surf quality by month.
Surf photos from
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Use this relief map to navigate to Texas surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Jamaica Beach
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Jamaica Beach:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break10 mi
- Second closest break12 mi
- Third closest break15 mi
- Fourth closest break15 mi
- Fifth closest break16 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Jamaica Beach:
- Closest wave buoy34 mi
- Second closest wave buoy91 mi
- Third closest wave buoy185 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy247 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy272 mi
Tide stations nearest to Jamaica Beach:
- Closest tide station2 mi
- Second closest tide station10 mi
- Third closest tide station11 mi
- Fourth closest tide station13 mi
- Fifth closest tide station14 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Jamaica Beach:
- Closest ski area689 mi
- Second closest ski area695 mi
- Third closest ski area708 mi
- Fourth closest ski area722 mi
- Fifth closest ski area778 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Jamaica Beach:
- Closest city location13 mi
- Second closest city location14 mi
- Third closest city location24 mi
- Fourth closest city location28 mi
- Fifth closest city location30 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Jamaica Beach is Scholes International At Galveston Airport (GLS) in USA, 15 km (9 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Jamaica Beach is Ellington Fld (Houston) Airport (EFD), also in USA, 51 km (32 miles) away.
- Third is William P Hobby (Houston) Airport (HOU) in USA, 60 km (37 miles) away.
- George Bush Intcntl Houston Airport (IAH) in USA is 96 km (60 miles) away.
- Southeast Texas Rgnl (Beaumont) Airport (BPT), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Jamaica Beach and is 126 km (78 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Jamaica Beach, Texas. Use the tab navigation above to view Jamaica Beach sea temperature, Jamaica Beach photographs, Jamaica Beach detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Jamaica Beach webcams, current wind from Texas live weather stations and Jamaica Beach tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Jamaica Beach.
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