Runaway Bay surfForecast / Jamaica / Jamaica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 16 Sep 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
30.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Runaway Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Runaway Bay at 6AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)447744666666666766666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)151618172529485745424032435569736557433326324341
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
15
E
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:25AM
0.22
6:14PM
0.35
6:17AM
0.25
6:52PM
0.36
6:59AM
0.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:08AM
0.11
11:16AM
0.06
12:45AM
0.10
12:08PM
0.06
1:16AM
0.09
12:53PM
0.07
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise---5:56-------5:56-------5:56----
Sunset------6:10-------6:09-------6:08-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----1111-11---1141----11
Temp. °C282828283029292828272728292929282828272729292928
Feels °C (?)303030303131313233323131313131313232313132313233
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  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Runaway Bay (calm at Twickenham Park wx 65 km from Runaway Bay). 0.6m 3s local chop from the E to make surfable waves.

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