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James Point surfForecast / Eleuthera / Bahamas

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 27 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 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at James Point today?

The current surf forecast for James Point at 12PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (27 Jan)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (27 Jan)6ft (1.8m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
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
E
2.1
N
2.4
N
2.2
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.8
N
1.6
N
1.4
NNE
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.2
N
1.4
NNE
0.8
E
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)10688999898999109668699999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)186343657639582562493364281271299372456442445180148195115103311321194159
Wind
(km/h)
50
N
40
N
35
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
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		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:15AM
0.97
4:37PM
0.78
5:26AM
0.98
5:49PM
0.78
6:37AM
1.01
6:58PM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:07AM
0.28
10:55PM
0.20
12:19PM
0.26
12:06AM
0.18
1:25PM
0.22
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
Sunrise-6:50-------6:50-------6:48------
Sunset----5:45-------5:45-------5:46---
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-------------11--------
Temp. °C212020202020191920202019201919191920202020202020
Feels °C (?)151414151515151516161616181614141514151515151617
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