Boston Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
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Boston Bay Spot ID
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell NE | Wind W
Sea Temperature Today is: 27.5 °C
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Wind State | cross- on |
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Boston Bay in Jamaica is an exposed reef break that has quite consistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the west with some shelter here from southeast winds. Still reasonable in light onshore winds The ideal swell direction from the northeast. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of - Urchins - Rocks.
Tide Times:
For Port Antonio, 5 km from Boston Bay.
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Boston Bay Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Parish Saint Andrew wx, 47 km from Boston Bay.
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Overall Boston Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in April



This picture illustrates the range of swells directed at Boston Bay through a typical A... (show all text)

The figure describes how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different direct... (show all text)
The two graphs above are also combined in the single Boston Bay surf consistency graph.
Also see Boston Bay surf quality by season and Boston Bay surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to Jamaica surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Boston Bay
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Boston Bay:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break3 mi
- Second closest break4 mi
- Third closest break9 mi
- Fourth closest break19 mi
- Fifth closest break21 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Boston Bay:
- Closest wave buoy352 mi
- Second closest wave buoy530 mi
- Third closest wave buoy583 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy672 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy696 mi
Tide stations nearest to Boston Bay:
- Closest tide station3 mi
- Second closest tide station17 mi
- Third closest tide station18 mi
- Fourth closest tide station24 mi
- Fifth closest tide station31 mi

Ski Resorts closest to Boston Bay:
- Closest ski areaCloudmont (United States)1238 mi
- Second closest ski areaSapphire Valley (United States)1242 mi
- Third closest ski areaScaly Mountain (United States)1244 mi
- Fourth closest ski areaSky Valley (United States)1244 mi
- Fifth closest ski areaWolf Ridge Ski Resort (United States)1272 mi

Town and city forecasts close to Boston Bay:
- Closest city location31 mi
- Second closest city location32 mi
- Third closest city location37 mi
- Fourth closest city location42 mi
- Fifth closest city location53 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Boston Bay is Ken Jones (Port Antonio) Airport (POT) in Jamaica, 22 km (14 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Boston Bay is Norman Manley International (Kingston) Airport (KIN), also in Jamaica, 53 km (33 miles) away.
- Third is Tinson Pen (Kingston) Airport (KTP) in Jamaica, 54 km (34 miles) away.
- Boscobel (Ocho Rios) Airport (OCJ) in Jamaica is 73 km (45 miles) away.
- Sangster International (Montego Bay) Airport (MBJ), also in Jamaica is the fifth nearest airport to Boston Bay and is 172 km (107 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Boston Bay, Jamaica. Use the tab navigation above to view Boston Bay sea temperature, Boston Bay photographs, Boston Bay detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Boston Bay webcams, current wind from Jamaica live weather stations and Boston Bay tide predictions. The Jamaica swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Jamaica and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Jamaica wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Boston Bay.