Runaway Bay surfForecast / Jamaica / Jamaica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 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
28.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Runaway Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Runaway Bay at 9PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Dec)--
Afternoon (16 Dec)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (16 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.6
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)555888888899945666668888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)171414141414141414141516161551797150372720201923
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:30PM
0.22
7:56AM
0.34
7:05PM
0.21
8:30AM
0.34
7:40PM
0.21
9:05AM
0.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:52PM
0.15
12:41AM
0.04
2:27PM
0.14
1:15AM
0.03
3:01PM
0.13
1:49AM
0.02
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise-----6:33-------6:33-------6:35--
Sunset5:35-------5:36-------5:36-------
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1---------------12------
Temp. °C262525252525262727262626262627282726262525242627
Feels °C (?)272627272727272728272827272727292828282627272929
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