Runaway Bay surfForecast / Jamaica / Jamaica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 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
27.6° 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 2AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)555666655666878878877777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17202318191519243734241711111932922221818121010
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
25
ENE
20
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SE
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassoffglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:25PM
0.39
9:50AM
0.25
11:22PM
0.37
10:44AM
0.23
12:29AM
0.35
11:56AM
0.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:25PM
0.00
4:51AM
0.13
4:12PM
0.01
6:01AM
0.14
5:07PM
0.03
7:24AM
0.14
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----5:48-------5:48-------5:48--
Sunset6:25-------6:27-------6:27-------
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-------1--1----11------
Temp. °C272625252526272827262625252527272726262525252727
Feels °C (?)282728272728282828283028292829282929302928282828
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