
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jamaica Beach today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Jamaica Beach at 5PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Jamaica Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 85 | 312 | 204 | 126 | 87 | 80 | 86 | 77 | 77 | 61 | 36 | 47 | 25 | 47 | 37 | 37 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:35AM0.29m | 8:09AM0.31m | 8:38AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM-0.04m | 11:32PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 |
7 | 7 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 36 | 3 | 13 | 47 | 37 | 37 | 29 | 30 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — |
3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 3 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 |
11 | 21 | 85 | 312 | 204 | 126 | 87 | 80 | 86 | 77 | 77 | 61 | 24 | 47 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1192 | 1224 | 1413 | 1413 | 1237 | 794 | 1306 | 1306 | 1306 | 1413 | 1413 | 1413 | 1306 | 1306 | 1306 | 1306 | 1306 | 1387 | 1426 | 1325 | 1328 |
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