James Point surfForecast / Eleuthera / Bahamas

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 23 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
25.4° 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 8PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
11
0.9
NE
11
0.9
NE
11
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.6
E
6
0.4
NE
8
0.6
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
215
189
156
132
109
75
160
154
144
198
194
187
147
120
115
90
68
51
39
27
25
18
38
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:04PM0.91m
4:39AM1.01m
5:14PM0.92m
5:49AM0.98m
6:23PM0.94m
6:55AM0.96m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.30m
10:23PM0.30m
11:22AM0.31m
11:36PM0.31m
12:23PM0.31m
00:45AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
6:33
6:33
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7:30
7:31
7:31
7:32
Temp °C
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
17
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
21
21
22
21
21
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
23
23
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
11
0.9
NE
11
0.9
NE
11
0.8
NE
10
0.8
E
6
0.8
NE
10
0.8
E
6
0.6
NE
9
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
7
Energy kJ
215
215
189
156
132
109
75
160
154
144
198
194
187
147
51
115
47
68
26
35
25
24
16
38
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
7
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
NE
10
0.6
E
5
0.7
NE
10
0.6
E
6
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
E
7
0.3
NE
8
Energy kJ
73
37
37
89
64
66
66
62
49
57
120
21
90
23
51
39
27
25
16
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
11
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
ENE
18
Energy kJ
46
22
20
17
18
5
10
10
18
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
Energy kJ
73
73
89
86
86
67
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
823
1146
791
771
683
567
46
46
46
46
770
770
601
46
7
46
46
937
1076
728
495
748
839
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eleuthera - Bahamas
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Bahamas
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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