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Winnifred Beach surfForecast / Jamaica / Jamaica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Winnifred Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Winnifred Beach sea temperature is
28.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Winnifred Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Winnifred Beach at 7PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Winnifred Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 15 | NE 7 | NE 8 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | |
11 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:16PM0.33m | 5:39AM0.28m | 6:59PM0.36m | 6:24AM0.26m | 7:44PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30AM0.06m | 00:16AM0.14m | 12:03PM0.03m | 1:15AM0.12m | 12:40PM0.01m | 2:14AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — |
 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
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Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 18 | 197 | 179 | 149 | 149 | 145 | 145 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 134 | 114 | 5 | 142 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 183 | 192 | 207 | 2 | 228 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 7 | — | E 15 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 13 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — |
| kJ | 207 | 202 | 226 | — | — | 248 | 248 | 242 | 215 | 142 | 138 | 134 | 199 | 199 | 138 | 236 | 145 | 170 | 170 | — | — | 346 | 222 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 851 | 962 | 114 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 683 | 797 | 514 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 641 | 777 | 813 | 620 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 106 |
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