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James Point surfForecast / Eleuthera / Bahamas

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 EST
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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
25.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at James Point today?

The current surf forecast for James Point at 10AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (17 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
N
0.8
N
0.9
N
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
0.5
N
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
N
0.2
N
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)888566679987778888669999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1377295114123127190253938211084172177181157205205251220263297
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
WSW
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:57AM
0.98
9:11PM
0.82
9:36AM
1.01
9:52PM
0.85
10:13AM
1.02
10:32PM
0.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:38AM
0.24
3:38PM
0.26
3:20AM
0.22
4:16PM
0.23
4:01AM
0.21
4:51PM
0.22
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise-6:52-------6:52-------6:52------
Sunset----5:37-------5:38-------5:38---
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light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-1---1221-11113-11---1-1
Temp. °C212223232423242424242424252523232322222222222121
Feels °C (?)181921212322232325252425262723242218181818171616
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