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Runaway Bay surfForecast / Jamaica / Jamaica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 20 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
27.7° 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 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
NE
0.3
ESE
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)878348877777644555666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1111111112141411101091285791227616464644645
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
25
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
S
5
S
5
SE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:44AM
0.23
12:29AM
0.35
11:56AM
0.20
1:46AM
0.34
1:41PM
0.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:01AM
0.14
5:07PM
0.03
7:24AM
0.14
6:16PM
0.06
8:53AM
0.13
7:40PM
0.09
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-5:48-------5:48-------5:47------
Sunset----6:27-------6:27-------6:28---
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1---11-1----11---111----
Temp. °C252527272726262525262727262626252525262626252525
Feels °C (?)282728272829302828292827272928262625262526262625
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