Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jamaica Beach today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jamaica Beach at 11PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Jamaica Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 49 | 22 | 19 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 53 | 44 | 46 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 43 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:06PM0.30m | 9:29AM0.29m | 8:23PM0.29m | 9:44AM0.27m | 9:43PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56PM0.22m | 3:14AM-0.02m | 3:39PM0.17m | 3:56AM0.05m | 4:25PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | — | — |
6 | — | — | — | 32 | 22 | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 39 | 39 | 13 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
37 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 49 | 19 | — | 34 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 53 | 44 | — | — | — | 40 | 43 | 47 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1411 | 1405 | 1306 | 1306 | 1306 | 1306 | 1306 | 1411 | 1415 | 1402 | 1306 | 1306 | 1306 | 1306 | 1306 | 1413 | 1413 | 1413 | 1340 |
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