Jamaica Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.18° N 94.97° W

Jamaica Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jamaica Beach sea temperature is
31.0°C
1.7° 

Jamaica Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Jamaica Beach today (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Jamaica Beach at 1AM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
7
4
3
2
3
5
6
9
10
8
8
5
9
14
19
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
W
10
WNW
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:53PM0.30m
8:13AM0.33m
5:01PM0.31m
8:22AM0.32m
6:02PM0.31m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.30m
1:05AM0.01m
1:51PM0.28m
1:36AM0.02m
2:06PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:47
7:46
 mm
Temp °C
30
30
29
29
28
28
29
30
30
29
29
29
29
27
29
30
29
29
29
Feels °C
33
33
31
32
32
32
33
33
32
30
31
30
31
31
33
33
30
31
31
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