James Point surfForecast / Eleuthera / Bahamas

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 EDT
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James Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's James Point sea temperature is
26.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at James Point today?

The current surf forecast for James Point at 10PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)--
Afternoon (03 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (03 May)2ft (0.6m)8s

Table - waves today at James Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
Period (s)
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.8
N
8
1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.6
NE
7
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
44
35
35
74
110
138
232
481
403
262
161
134
128
102
92
83
91
88
62
71
69
49
79
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
SW
10
ESE
20
SSE
25
S
20
SW
20
NNW
35
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:08AM1.07m
12:29PM0.91m
00:44AM1.05m
1:07PM0.90m
1:21AM1.02m
1:46PM0.88m
Low Tide
5:59PM0.32m
6:52AM0.33m
6:35PM0.35m
7:30AM0.36m
7:12PM0.37m
8:09AM0.39m
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
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6:26
6:26
6:26
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7:36
7:37
7:37
7:37
1
1
3
3
1
1
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
27
25
26
25
25
26
25
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
31
28
28
26
25
27
26
18
20
22
22
22
22
22
23
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.8
N
8
1
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
Energy kJ
45
43
35
35
74
110
138
17
41
21
39
161
134
128
102
92
82
91
88
62
71
69
49
79
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.6
NE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
NE
9
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
ESE
7
Energy kJ
9
44
12
21
38
12
15
12
40
29
12
21
39
64
95
65
83
58
41
42
15
15
13
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
NW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.5
NE
10
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
10
0.4
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
13
2
9
21
28
29
46
11
10
10
25
25
5
3
4
13
5
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
SSE
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.5
SW
4
1.4
NNE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.6
NE
7
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
11
11
6
9
6
232
481
403
262
16
16
20
23
23
16
22
3
9
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
7
14
30
791
383
7
0
839
1500
831
839
861
791
831
578
578
578
1431
839
791
614
601
447
Best forecast wave conditions in Eleuthera - Bahamas
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Bahamas
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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