Runaway Bay surfForecast / Jamaica / Jamaica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 24 Feb 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
26.9° 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 5AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (24 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (24 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
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 (?)
0.3
ESE
1.1
N
1.2
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)856777767778888877777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12661151571139982100144220328406395408395346268225212173128125166135
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
10
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
30
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:47AM
0.31
2:36PM
0.20
5:06AM
0.33
4:29PM
0.21
6:04AM
0.35
5:44PM
0.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:00PM
0.07
10:33AM
0.17
9:25PM
0.06
11:49AM
0.15
10:43PM
0.05
12:38PM
0.12
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise---6:31-------6:31-------6:30----
Sunset------6:13-------6:13-------6:14-
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
11111--------11-------11
Temp. °C242423222223232524232323242525252525252526272625
Feels °C (?)242323222321212120192020212324242424252526262525
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