James Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 25.33° N 76.35° W

Issued: 1 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's James Point sea temperature is

30.3°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at James Point today (23 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for James Point at 7AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s
Afternoon (23 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Evening (23 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 23								Thursday 24								Friday 25
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 8	N 10	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	29	28	27	18	48	236	511	876	985	1084	1205	1310	1430	1384	1379
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	E	SE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide				8:14AM1.01m				8:31PM1.10m				8:58AM1.08m				9:13PM1.12m				9:39AM1.14m				9:55PM1.14m
Low Tide		2:26AM0.45m				2:31PM0.45m				3:04AM0.41m				3:18PM0.41m				3:41AM0.37m				4:02PM0.37m


	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—
mm	—	—	1	—	—	2	3	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	3	2	2	—	—	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	28	27	27	28	28	28	28
Feels °C	31	31	33	32	33	33	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	29	29	30	29	30	29	30	31	31	31	31
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	NE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 10	N 10	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12
kJ	30	13	30	30	18	14	14	14	13	19	19	19	18	48	236	511	876	985	1084	1205	1310	1430	1384	1379
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	ENE 8	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 8	NNE 12	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	7	14	29	17	13	13	13	13	13	13	6	13	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	SE 5	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	ESE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	12	7	12	11	12	11	11	13	13	29	28	27	6	14	6	12	6	6	6	6	6	11	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	1
Distance (km)	805	30	145	30	1367	1431	823	823	495	14	14	14	14	0	0	0	30	14	0	0	0	0	0	577
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Rating (10 max)		1		1						1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Bahamas		North Palmetto Point Eleuthera	Garbanzo Great Abaco	North Palmetto Point Eleuthera						Whale Point Cut Eleuthera	Whale Point Cut Eleuthera	Whale Point Cut Eleuthera	Rush reef Great Abaco	Rush reef Great Abaco	Garbanzo Great Abaco	Rush reef Great Abaco	Rush reef Great Abaco	Whale Point Cut Eleuthera	North Palmetto Point Eleuthera	Rush reef Great Abaco	Whale Point Cut Eleuthera	Rush reef Great Abaco	Whale Point Cut Eleuthera
Rating (10 max)		1	1	1						1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	6	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	8	9	8	4	7	6	5	5

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