Runaway Bay surfForecast / Jamaica / Jamaica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 19 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
27.6° 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 4PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
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 (?)
0.4
ENE
0.3
ESE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ESE
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
NE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)674555878837557774467745
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121012231711111111226111059121898810101446
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
25
ENE
20
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
5
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:50AM
0.25
11:22PM
0.37
10:44AM
0.23
12:29AM
0.35
11:56AM
0.20
1:46AM
0.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:12PM
0.01
6:01AM
0.14
5:07PM
0.03
7:24AM
0.14
6:16PM
0.06
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-------5:48-------5:48-------5:47
Sunset--6:27-------6:27-------6:27-----
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--1-------11-----------1
Temp. °C272827262625252527272726262525262727272626252525
Feels °C (?)292828283028292829282929302828292827282927252524
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