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James Point surfForecast / Eleuthera / Bahamas

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 18 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
25.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at James Point today?

The current surf forecast for James Point at 8AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (18 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
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 (?)
1.4
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
W
0.3
WNW
1
NNW
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.9
N
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.3
E
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.8
NNE
Period(s) (?)688987777755566666669666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)156515138211794432447141163200288310272281258266279254
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:11PM
0.82
9:36AM
1.01
9:52PM
0.85
10:13AM
1.02
10:32PM
0.87
10:50AM
1.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:20AM
0.22
4:16PM
0.23
4:01AM
0.21
4:51PM
0.22
4:42AM
0.21
5:26PM
0.20
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise---6:52-------6:52-------6:52----
Sunset------5:38-------5:38-------5:39-
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thunderstorm
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rain showers
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cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
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cloud
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Rain (mm)
21-11-3622--1-----------
Temp. °C242424242524252524232323222222222121212121212121
Feels °C (?)232324242524252425242422191818171616161616161616
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