Runaway Bay surfForecast / Jamaica / Jamaica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 09 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
27.2° 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 12AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (10 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
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
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 (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.6
E
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888888888888885555666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2222224933333322222222222121131344141598284170
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:14PM
0.16
4:34AM
0.29
4:39PM
0.19
5:08AM
0.31
5:25PM
0.23
5:39AM
0.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:37PM
0.13
11:34AM
0.15
9:56PM
0.13
11:47AM
0.14
10:55PM
0.13
12:06PM
0.12
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise-----5:56-------5:54-------5:54--
Sunset6:23-------6:23-------6:24-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
31------111------1------
Temp. °C272626252526282727262626252627272726262525252727
Feels °C (?)282829282828302829293030282929282929282625252727
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