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Runaway Bay surfForecast / Jamaica / Jamaica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 EST
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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
27.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Runaway Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Runaway Bay at 12PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (09 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)666666667777777766666667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)608815512791107127183237273262273244210149999094758080645138
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:36AM
0.27
1:36PM
0.28
4:01AM
0.28
2:24PM
0.25
5:08AM
0.29
3:26PM
0.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:59AM
0.20
8:45PM
0.12
9:42AM
0.21
9:33PM
0.11
11:27AM
0.20
10:19PM
0.09
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise-6:43-------6:43-------6:43------
Sunset----5:49-------5:49-------5:50---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1231--11-11---
Temp. °C242526272625252525252626262525252525262726252524
Feels °C (?)232425262524242424242525262525252626262828282827
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