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Runaway Bay surfForecast / Jamaica / Jamaica
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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
28.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Runaway Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Runaway Bay at 11PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (01 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Runaway Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
17 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 57 | 51 | 30 | 17 | 18 | 29 | 53 | 71 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 31 | 30 | 20 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 9:23PM0.35m | 8:42AM0.23m | 9:59PM0.33m | 9:09AM0.21m | 10:39PM0.32m | 9:37AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.04m | 3:49AM0.14m | 2:51PM0.04m | 4:31AM0.14m | 3:20PM0.05m | 5:19AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | |
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 7 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 7 | NE 5 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
— | 5 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | 30 | 17 | 18 | 7 | — | — | 11 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — |
— | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 |
17 | 15 | — | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 57 | 51 | 11 | — | — | 29 | 53 | 71 | 16 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 736 | 723 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 506 | 736 | 736 | 770 | 77 | 0 | 77 | 77 | 506 | 730 | 754 | 871 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 708 | 730 |
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