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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
28.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Runaway Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Runaway Bay at 4PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Runaway Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
27 | 50 | 49 | 69 | 45 | 19 | 42 | 45 | 22 | 27 | 63 | 55 | 25 | 68 | 50 | 52 | 25 | 20 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 7:48PM0.41m | 7:14AM0.29m | 8:35PM0.42m | 8:01AM0.27m | 9:25PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:52PM0.01m | 2:01AM0.13m | 1:35PM-0.01m | 2:56AM0.12m | 2:20PM-0.02m | 3:53AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | |
— | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
27 | — | — | — | 45 | 18 | 42 | 5 | 22 | — | — | — | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 15 | — | 15 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | NE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 |
10 | — | — | — | 12 | 19 | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 5 | E 5 |
— | 50 | 49 | 69 | 32 | — | — | 45 | 10 | 27 | 63 | 55 | 25 | 68 | 50 | 52 | 10 | 20 | 37 | 36 | 32 | — | 11 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 730 | 772 | 754 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 723 | 773 | 754 | 825 | 0 | 77 | 83 | 103 | 773 | 1133 | 897 | 0 | 77 | 77 | 506 | 83 |
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