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Runaway Bay surfForecast / Jamaica / Jamaica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 15 Mar 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
27.1° 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 10PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)--
Afternoon (15 Mar)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (15 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
3
2
1
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
E
0.8
E
1
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
0.9
ESE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
ESE
1
E
Period(s) (?)456885675688888888899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32496088107453910611314394196196251182187224324173153157133177159
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
30
E
30
E
20
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
E
30
E
30
E
15
ESE
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
15
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		offglassglassglasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:04PM
0.28
7:31AM
0.37
7:41PM
0.32
7:58AM
0.37
8:20PM
0.35
8:27AM
0.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:23PM
0.11
12:58AM
0.08
1:46PM
0.10
1:38AM
0.08
2:13PM
0.08
2:20AM
0.09
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:16-------6:15--
Sunset6:17-------6:19-------6:19-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
21-------1-----11-------
Temp. °C262524242424272827262524242427272726242424242727
Feels °C (?)262626262625282725272827272527252527252627262826
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