Jamaica Beach, Texas Weather
Jamaica Beach, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Jamaica Beach, Galveston County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Jamaica Beach. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Jamaica Beach is published on the Scholes International At Galveston Airport (KGLS) page, 14 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Jamaica Beach have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Jamaica Beach: Pearland Regional Airport (KLVJ) 45 km · Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (KLBX) 48 km · Ellington Airport (KEFD) 50 km · La Porte Municipal Airport (KT41) 54 km · William P. Hobby Airport (KHOU) 58 km
Conditions reported at KGLS describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Jamaica Beach specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Jamaica Beach, Texas
Jamaica Beach exhales a slow, salty breath against the Gulf Coast, a place where the land yields gently to the insistent kiss of the sea. It lies 13.4 miles south-west of Galveston, TX (from Galveston, TX: bearing 235°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south-south-west of Bayou Vista. The terrain here is a low-slung tapestry of sea oats and marsh grass, punctuated by the occasional hardy palm, their fronds rustling like secrets in the perpetual breeze. Sunlight, a relentless painter, washes the landscape in shades of bleached bone and shimmering emerald, the vast, pale sky pressing down with a palpable weight. The air, thick with the scent of brine and the distant, musky aroma of marsh mud, clings to everything, a constant reminder of the ocean's proximity, its restless heart beating just beyond the dunes. This is a place where the horizon feels infinite, a pale blue line drawn between the restless water and the boundless sky, and where the quiet hum of cicadas often forms the loudest soundtrack to the day. The history of Jamaica Beach is intertwined with the ebb and flow of coastal development and the enduring allure of the sea. Once a stretch of undeveloped coastline, its transformation into a residential and recreational haven speaks to the region's long-standing appeal for those seeking sun, sand, and the solace of the waves. The local economy here is intrinsically tied to tourism and the services that support a vibrant beach community, with fishing charters and small businesses catering to vacationers forming the backbone of daily commerce. While not a place of grand historical pronouncements, Jamaica Beach carries the quiet legacy of generations who have found refuge and pleasure on these shores, a testament to the enduring power of the coast to draw people in. The distinctive character of Jamaica Beach lies in its unpretentious charm, a feeling of being on the edge of things, where the rhythm of life is dictated by the tides and the slow, golden descent of the sun into the western sea.
Live animated radar for Jamaica Beach and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Jamaica Beach, Galveston County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29.189684°N, 94.979646°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77554 |
| Area Code | 281 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jamaica Beach, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jamaica Beach, Texas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Jamaica Beach includes coordinates 29.189684°N, 94.979646°W, situated in Galveston County. ZIP code 77554. Telephone area code: 281. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
