Runaway Bay surfForecast / Jamaica / Jamaica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 EST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Runaway Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Runaway Bay sea temperature is
27.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Runaway Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Runaway Bay at 3AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (22 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.6
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)777556666666666666677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1210105822504848454543525964716049353027192013
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
N
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglassoffglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:46AM
0.34
1:41PM
0.19
3:04AM
0.33
3:34PM
0.21
4:11AM
0.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:16PM
0.06
8:53AM
0.13
7:40PM
0.09
10:05AM
0.12
9:09PM
0.11
10:59AM
0.11
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----5:47-------5:47-------5:46--
Sunset6:27-------6:28-------6:28-------
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1----11111-----1453----1
Temp. °C272625262525262626252525252526262625242424242727
Feels °C (?)292927282626262627262625252626272828272727273030
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