Runaway Bay Surf Forecast

/ Jamaica (12 surf breaks) /

Jamaica (12 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Runaway Bay surfForecast / Jamaica / Jamaica

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 13 Sep 2025 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 30.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Runaway Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Runaway Bay at 10PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (13 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	7s
Evening (13 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	7s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

12 Days Hourly

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	Saturday 13			Sunday 14								Monday 15								Tuesday 16
	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
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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ESE	ENE	E	ENE
Period(s) (?)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	9	9	9	3	3	4	4	4	6	4	4	4
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	8	7	5	6	4	4	8	13
Wind (km/h)	E	SW	SSW	SSW	SSE	ESE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	2:59PM 0.32				2:14AM 0.19					4:24PM 0.32				4:10AM 0.20				5:27PM 0.33				5:25AM 0.22
Low Tide / height (m)			9:59PM 0.16				8:46AM 0.07					11:18PM 0.13				10:09AM 0.07				12:08AM 0.11				11:16AM 0.06

	Saturday 13			Sunday 14								Monday 15								Tuesday 16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-
Sunset	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	28	28	28	27	27	27	29	29	29	28	28	28	27	28	29	30	29	28	28	28	28	28	30	30
Feels °C (?)	32	33	33	32	32	31	32	30	31	31	32	31	29	31	31	31	30	31	32	32	32	31	32	32

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Jamaica

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Runaway Bay (light winds from the SSE at Sangster/Montego Bay Airport 62 km from Runaway Bay). 0.4m 4s local chop from the E with a 0.2m 7s swell from the ESE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 52 minutes ago Runaway Bay

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