Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jaco Beach today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jaco Beach at 2PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Jaco Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 173 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 144 | 166 | 135 | 129 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 99 | 94 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 109 | 107 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:56PM2.46m | 6:20AM2.65m | 6:37PM2.38m | 7:01AM2.62m | 7:23PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM0.45m | 00:01AM0.38m | 12:35PM0.46m | 00:41AM0.45m | 1:21PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 71 | 81 | 54 | 73 | 94 | 144 | 144 | 135 | 129 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 99 | 94 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 109 | 107 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 147 | 173 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 166 | 104 | 100 | 96 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 57 | 8 | 23 | 42 | 25 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 55 | 34 | 51 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 90 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 176 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 75 | 34 | 0 |
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