Runaway Bay surfForecast / Jamaica / Jamaica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 12 May 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
28.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Runaway Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Runaway Bay at 10PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)--
Afternoon (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (12 May)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri morning).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.9
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
21
43
30
29
19
19
19
12
28
22
11
27
18
18
19
34
49
41
22
12
73
22
24
Wind (km/h)
5
E
0
SE
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
5
E
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
15
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
6:18PM0.35m
5:46AM0.32m
7:02PM0.38m
6:29AM0.31m
7:48PM0.41m
7:14AM0.29m
Low Tide
00:12AM0.15m
12:13PM0.04m
1:07AM0.14m
12:52PM0.01m
2:01AM0.13m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:34
6:34
6:35
6:35
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
25
27
28
28
27
26
25
25
26
27
28
29
27
26
26
25
26
29
29
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
29
30
30
29
27
28
29
29
29
30
28
29
30
28
28
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.9
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
33
15
43
30
29
19
19
19
11
28
22
11
27
18
18
18
6
6
41
22
10
44
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
18
18
28
21
21
13
9
5
11
11
11
11
10
10
6
11
12
6
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
21
6
4
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
4
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
E
4
1
E
5
0.4
ENE
7
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.8
ESE
8
0.5
E
4
0.9
E
4
Energy kJ
14
18
12
45
19
34
49
45
73
10
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
77
708
770
409
77
77
77
77
77
730
772
754
409
0
77
77
0
723
754
Best forecast wave conditions in Jamaica
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Jamaica
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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