Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jaco Beach today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jaco Beach at 11AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Jaco Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 175 | 136 | 172 | 212 | 124 | 181 | 150 | 314 | 211 | 206 | 211 | 319 | 252 | 221 | 144 | 142 | 211 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 159 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 12:16PM2.56m | 1:02AM2.39m | 1:20PM2.67m | 2:00AM2.59m | 2:17PM2.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56AM0.61m | 6:46PM0.36m | 7:05AM0.49m | 7:44PM0.21m | 8:05AM0.35m | 8:36PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 175 | 175 | 136 | 172 | 212 | 124 | 122 | 101 | 314 | 211 | 206 | 200 | 241 | 221 | 221 | 144 | 142 | 56 | 56 | 53 | 69 | 66 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 29 | 43 | 41 | 110 | 181 | 150 | 39 | 38 | 55 | 211 | 319 | 252 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 211 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 159 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 20 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 20 | SSW 17 | SW 19 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | S 16 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 15 |
| kJ | 68 | 93 | 66 | 67 | 62 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 97 | 58 | 88 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 97 | 109 | 140 | 86 | 106 | 126 | 82 | 77 | 116 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 144 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 75 | 36 | 0 |
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