Runaway Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
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Runaway Bay Spot ID
Type: reef
Reliability: inconsistent
Best: Swell NE | Wind S
Sea Temperature Today is: 27.4 °C
Mon | Tuesday 19 | |||
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Wave (m) |
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Period (s) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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Wind State | cross- off |
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cross | cross |
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Runaway Bay in Jamaica is an exposed reef break that has unreliable waves Offshore winds are from the south. The ideal swell direction from the northeast. Good surf at all stages of the tide. The location means that it never gets crowded. Watch out for coral.
Tide Times:
For Runaway Bay, 1 km from Runaway Bay.
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Runaway Bay Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Sangster/Montego Bay Airport, 62 km from Runaway Bay.
fresh winds from the E![]() km/h | ![]() Haze | Air temperature 28.8 °C |
Overall Runaway Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in February



The graph shows the variation of swells directed at Runaway Bay through an average Febr... (show all text)

The rose diagram illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from differ... (show all text)
The two graphs above are also combined in the single Runaway Bay surf consistency graph.
Also see Runaway Bay surf quality by season and Runaway 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 Runaway Bay
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Runaway Bay:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break5 mi
- Second closest break48 mi
- Third closest break52 mi
- Fourth closest break54 mi
- Fifth closest break55 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Runaway Bay:
- Closest wave buoy297 mi
- Second closest wave buoy514 mi
- Third closest wave buoy559 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy643 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy654 mi
Tide stations nearest to Runaway Bay:
- Closest tide station1 mi
- Second closest tide station7 mi
- Third closest tide station16 mi
- Fourth closest tide station21 mi
- Fifth closest tide station29 mi

Ski Resorts closest to Runaway Bay:
- Closest ski areaCloudmont (United States)1193 mi
- Second closest ski areaSapphire Valley (United States)1202 mi
- Third closest ski areaSky Valley (United States)1202 mi
- Fourth closest ski areaScaly Mountain (United States)1203 mi
- Fifth closest ski areaCataloochee (United States)1234 mi

Town and city forecasts close to Runaway Bay:
- Closest city location32 mi
- Second closest city location35 mi
- Third closest city location39 mi
- Fourth closest city location39 mi
- Fifth closest city location42 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Runaway Bay is Boscobel (Ocho Rios) Airport (OCJ) in Jamaica, 38 km (24 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Runaway Bay is Sangster International (Montego Bay) Airport (MBJ), also in Jamaica, 62 km (39 miles) away.
- Third is Tinson Pen (Kingston) Airport (KTP) in Jamaica, 75 km (47 miles) away.
- Norman Manley International (Kingston) Airport (KIN) in Jamaica is 82 km (51 miles) away.
- Ken Jones (Port Antonio) Airport (POT), also in Jamaica is the fifth nearest airport to Runaway Bay and is 89 km (55 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Runaway Bay, Jamaica. Use the tab navigation above to view Runaway Bay sea temperature, Runaway Bay photographs, Runaway Bay detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Runaway Bay webcams, current wind from Jamaica live weather stations and Runaway 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 Runaway Bay.