Winnifred Beach surfForecast / Jamaica / Jamaica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 EST
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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
27.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Winnifred Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Winnifred Beach at 4AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

Table - waves today at Winnifred Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.8
NE
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)888833456666666666667777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3333332185170123170144987251333331334152523639
Wind
(km/h)
0
ESE
0
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:13AM
0.33
7:25PM
0.16
8:45AM
0.34
8:04PM
0.18
9:16AM
0.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:41AM
0.02
3:03PM
0.10
1:19AM
0.01
3:30PM
0.10
1:55AM
0.02
3:58PM
0.11
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---6:39-------6:39-------6:39----
Sunset------5:50-------5:50-------5:51-
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1--113432------1--11-
Temp. °C242424242626252525252525272726252525252526272625
Feels °C (?)282827272827262626262627303029292827262626272626
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