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James Point surfForecast / Eleuthera / Bahamas

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 20 Apr 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
24.9° 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 8AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.9
NE
2
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
1.9
NE
2
ENE
Period(s) (?)88888881111468989988888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)787878767674741919232711173115612041284125411911058941785734683470515
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:35AM
1.21
1:03PM
1.00
1:29AM
1.17
1:57PM
0.96
2:27AM
1.12
2:57PM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:18AM
0.20
7:11PM
0.21
8:14AM
0.24
8:08PM
0.24
9:14AM
0.27
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---6:37-------6:37-------6:35----
Sunset------7:30-------7:30-------7:30-
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
---1-----11-------------
Temp. °C242424242424242424232322212222222222222223222222
Feels °C (?)262627262626242322191715141515141515151517171617
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