Runaway Bay Surf Forecast

/ Jamaica (12 surf breaks) /

Jamaica (12 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Runaway Bay surfForecast / Jamaica / Jamaica

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 19 Oct 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 1.4°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 3PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	4s
Afternoon (19 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	4s
Evening (19 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	4s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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	Sunday 19					Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
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 (?)	ENE	E	E	E	E	ENE	NE	E	E	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ESE	NE	ESE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Period(s) (?)	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	7	4	4	4	7	6	7	6	6	6	6	6	8	8	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	3	9	16	18	15	9	5	15	9	9	7	5	5	10	10	11	11	25	36	35	25	20	20	21
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	ESE	SE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	7:53AM 0.35				7:35PM 0.30				8:24AM 0.36				7:59PM 0.28				8:55AM 0.36				8:24PM 0.26
Low Tide / height (m)			1:58PM 0.13				1:46AM 0.07				2:34PM 0.13				2:08AM 0.06				3:10PM 0.13				2:32AM 0.05

	Sunday 19					Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05
Sunset	-	-	5:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:42	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	2	4	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	2	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	3	2	1	1
Temp. °C	29	30	29	28	28	27	27	27	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	27
Feels °C (?)	32	31	30	31	32	30	30	29	31	32	32	31	32	31	31	30	31	31	31	31	30	31	31	31

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Jamaica

Wind Update The wind is still cross-on at Runaway Bay (moderate winds from the ENE at Sangster/Montego Bay Airport 62 km from Runaway Bay). A 0.7m local chop from the ENE
1 hour 34 minutes ago Runaway Bay

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