Runaway Bay surfForecast / Jamaica / Jamaica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 12 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
27.5° 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 4AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (12 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (12 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)665666766667777777778777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)273459113129113117907282144195210176153145145230325353373327280203
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:39AM
0.33
6:04PM
0.28
6:08AM
0.34
6:42PM
0.32
6:39AM
0.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:55PM
0.13
12:06PM
0.12
11:46PM
0.12
12:29PM
0.10
12:33AM
0.12
12:57PM
0.07
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise---5:54-------5:54-------5:52----
Sunset------6:24-------6:24-------6:24-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1------1------
Temp. °C262525252626262626252525262626252625252526262625
Feels °C (?)272524252625262726252424252626262624232323242626
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Runaway Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest