
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jamaica Beach today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jamaica Beach at 3PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Jamaica Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 36°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 30 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:51AM0.24m | 2:54AM0.22m | 11:51AM0.24m | 7:13AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08PM0.04m | 7:02AM0.21m | 9:02PM0.00m | 9:55PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 30 |
Feels °C | 31 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 38 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | — |
3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 3 | WNW 2 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WNW 3 | WSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
— | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 30 | 61 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1306 | 1411 | 1428 | 1405 | 1329 | 1317 | 1306 | 1306 | 1306 | 1411 | 1415 | 1411 | 1340 | 1316 | 1306 | 1306 | 279 | 53 | 1415 | 1411 | 16 |
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