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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
28.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Runaway Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Runaway Bay at 3PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Runaway Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | |
23 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 102 | 93 | 57 | 46 | 27 | 76 | 78 | 27 | 50 | 52 | 28 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 69 | 24 | 28 | 42 | 119 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:52AM0.25m | 10:18PM0.40m | 9:47AM0.24m | 11:15PM0.39m | 10:51AM0.22m | 00:16AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM0.11m | 3:09PM-0.02m | 4:54AM0.11m | 4:03PM0.00m | 6:00AM0.12m | 5:01PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | |
— | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 |
23 | 23 | 23 | 13 | — | 2 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 24 | 12 | 55 | 21 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 36 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | — | E 8 | ESE 8 |
2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | 10 | 7 | — | 34 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 8 | — |
10 | 15 | 15 | 29 | 102 | 93 | 57 | 46 | 27 | 76 | 78 | 27 | 50 | 52 | 28 | 55 | — | 55 | 69 | 12 | 28 | 42 | 119 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 83 | 1079 | 1079 | 1061 | 708 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 506 | 1010 | 1010 | 1010 | 883 | 506 | 77 | 0 | 506 | 865 | 1016 | 1016 | 409 | 0 | 506 |
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