Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jamaica Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jamaica Beach at 1AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Jamaica Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu night, min 29°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 14 | 16 | 33 | 45 | 42 | 53 | 75 | 100 | 115 | 88 | 85 | 68 | 80 | 79 | 92 | 76 | 69 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:14AM0.36m | 6:29AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58PM0.06m | 7:00PM0.06m | 8:13PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 14 | 16 | 33 | 45 | 42 | 53 | 75 | 100 | 115 | 88 | 85 | 68 | 80 | 79 | 92 | 76 | 69 | 71 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 819 | 1411 | 1340 | 1326 | 1306 | 1306 | 1306 | 1411 | 1411 | 1411 | 677 | 1306 | 1311 | 1306 | 1306 | 1411 | 1426 | 1317 | 1306 |
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