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Runaway Bay surfForecast / Jamaica / Jamaica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 21 May 2026 ESTForecast 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
28.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Runaway Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Runaway Bay at 4AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Runaway Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | ENE 8 | E 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 8 | |
59 | 107 | 63 | 82 | 127 | 86 | 116 | 36 | 87 | 119 | 66 | 66 | 129 | 55 | 12 | 38 | 43 | 35 | 22 | 64 | 76 | 36 | 52 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:20AM0.35m | 1:44PM0.22m | 2:23AM0.34m | 3:20PM0.24m | 3:22AM0.33m | 4:36PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.11m | 7:24PM0.11m | 9:22AM0.11m | 8:46PM0.14m | 10:13AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 59 | 62 | 43 | 24 | — | — | — | 36 | 87 | 68 | 23 | 23 | — | — | 12 | 22 | 43 | 35 | 22 | 14 | — | — | — | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 56 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 22 | 22 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 17 | 107 | 63 | 82 | 127 | 86 | 116 | 42 | — | 119 | 66 | 66 | 129 | 55 | 57 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 64 | 76 | 36 | 52 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 900 | 1145 | 1067 | 1061 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 506 | 864 | 784 | 887 | 891 | 77 | 8 | 77 | 506 | 506 | 1010 | 897 | 768 | 77 |
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