Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jaco Beach today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jaco Beach at 12AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Jaco Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 321 | 316 | 303 | 232 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 259 | 411 | 405 | 228 | 228 | 394 | 373 | 347 | 342 | 312 | 336 | 331 | 331 | 312 | 362 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 12:27PM2.67m | 1:12AM2.39m | 1:29PM2.77m | 2:11AM2.56m | 2:27PM2.86m | 3:06AM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59PM0.28m | 7:11AM0.44m | 7:57PM0.14m | 8:12AM0.32m | 8:50PM0.02m | 9:09AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 321 | 316 | 303 | 232 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 259 | 411 | 405 | 228 | 149 | 394 | 373 | 347 | 342 | 312 | 336 | 331 | 331 | 312 | 362 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 13 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 16 |
| kJ | 64 | 50 | 50 | 64 | 47 | 44 | 31 | 188 | 186 | 144 | 20 | 17 | 142 | 228 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 111 | 154 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 109 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 6 | SW 20 | S 7 | S 8 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 18 | S 7 | S 7 | S 17 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 26 | 11 | 11 | 97 | 153 | 139 | 190 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 134 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 17 | 17 | 91 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 20 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57 |
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