Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jaco Beach today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jaco Beach at 9PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Jaco Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 985 | 974 | 962 | 929 | 854 | 834 | 823 | 813 | 813 | 813 | 729 | 720 | 612 | 581 | 566 | 496 | 496 | 489 | 489 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:52PM2.63m | 4:03AM2.79m | 4:29PM2.57m | 4:39AM2.70m | 5:07PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53PM0.31m | 10:21AM0.16m | 10:30PM0.37m | 10:58AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 985 | 974 | 962 | 929 | 854 | 834 | 823 | 813 | 813 | 813 | 729 | 720 | 612 | 581 | 566 | 496 | 496 | 489 | 489 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 34 | 37 | 65 | 64 | 68 | 68 | 82 | 61 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 46 | 36 | 31 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 7 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 44 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 145 | 0 | 0 |
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