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Runaway Bay surfForecast / Jamaica / Jamaica
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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
28.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Runaway Bay today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Runaway Bay at 2AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Runaway Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 8 | E 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 4 | |
143 | 0 | 59 | 79 | 99 | 70 | 1 | 57 | 139 | 121 | 43 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 57 | 26 | 63 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 85 | 57 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 9:09PM0.34m | 8:21AM0.21m | 9:47PM0.33m | 8:55AM0.20m | 10:25PM0.33m | 9:31AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56PM0.03m | 3:43AM0.13m | 2:30PM0.03m | 4:23AM0.13m | 3:04PM0.04m | 5:06AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | |
6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | |
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Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 8 | E 5 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 4 | — | — |
— | — | 13 | 25 | 55 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | ESE 8 | — | — |
— | — | — | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 19 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 4 |
143 | 139 | 59 | 79 | 99 | 70 | 49 | 57 | 139 | 121 | 43 | — | 40 | 40 | 57 | 26 | 63 | 74 | 40 | 20 | 9 | 85 | 57 | 48 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 754 | 708 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 773 | 895 | 1078 | 506 | 77 | 77 | 83 | 103 | 730 | 736 | 736 | 713 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 0 | 708 | 661 |
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