James Point surfForecast / Eleuthera / Bahamas

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 18 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
24.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at James Point today?

The current surf forecast for James Point at 9PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
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
1.7
NNE
2.3
N
2.5
N
Period(s) (?)88888888888888888881111688
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)119116116949494959898989898987878767674741919194727921
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
0
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:23AM
1.05
11:45PM
1.23
12:12PM
1.02
12:35AM
1.21
1:03PM
1.00
1:29AM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:30PM
0.18
6:25AM
0.18
6:18PM
0.19
7:18AM
0.20
7:11PM
0.21
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------6:39-------6:37-------6:37
Sunset--7:29-------7:29-------7:30-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------1---11--
Temp. °C242424242424242424242424242423232424252423232322
Feels °C (?)252525252525252626272827272726262725252320181815
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