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Jamaica Beach surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Jamaica Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Jamaica Beach sea temperature is
16.6° C
 (Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jamaica Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Jamaica Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)5s

Table - waves today at Jamaica Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.5
E
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
S
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)455555665665555667733333
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20221617852211152110116231112223
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
35
N
30
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:23PM
0.23
8:38PM
0.23
3:14AM
0.21
8:57PM
0.22
4:13AM
0.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:09PM
-0.15
12:44PM
-0.16
1:25AM
0.21
1:17PM
-0.16
1:40AM
0.20
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise------7:13-------7:13-------7:13-
Sunset5:44-------5:45-------5:45-------
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1920201412121111131310888791211111212131313
Feels °C (?)16171852222430-112248667810119
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