Zoo (Bull Bay) surfForecast / Jamaica / Jamaica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 EST
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Zoo (Bull Bay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zoo (Bull Bay) sea temperature is
28.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zoo (Bull Bay) today?

The current surf forecast for Zoo (Bull Bay) at 1PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

Table - waves today at Zoo (Bull Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
117
129
154
138
117
114
114
114
126
142
138
160
160
178
183
187
219
287
329
306
322
302
339
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:46AM0.24m
8:43PM0.37m
8:14AM0.22m
9:17PM0.36m
8:42AM0.20m
9:54PM0.34m
Low Tide
2:36AM0.12m
1:45PM0.05m
3:17AM0.11m
2:11PM0.04m
3:57AM0.11m
2:39PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:41
5:39
5:39
5:39
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6:27
6:27
6:28
6:28
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
23
25
29
30
29
26
25
24
23
25
30
31
29
27
25
24
24
26
30
31
30
27
25
25
26
29
32
33
33
30
29
27
25
28
32
33
32
31
28
27
26
29
32
31
31
30
28
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
Energy kJ
114
117
129
154
138
117
114
114
114
126
142
160
178
183
187
306
322
302
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
5
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
138
160
219
287
329
339
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
2
2
2
683
683
17
17
2
2
2
443
773
797
772
17
17
17
32
792
797
823
32
32
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Jamaica
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Jamaica
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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