Runaway Bay surfForecast / Jamaica / Jamaica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 21 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
27.2° 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 1PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (21 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (21 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.2
N
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
ENE
1
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)676666566667777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1041111096853464919017619123224121719215416822721221519317814711896
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
N
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:06AM
0.29
11:28PM
0.35
10:47AM
0.26
12:34AM
0.33
11:40AM
0.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:44AM
0.13
4:33PM
0.04
5:48AM
0.15
5:21PM
0.04
7:12AM
0.16
6:24PM
0.06
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise-6:11-------6:11-------6:11------
Sunset----6:20-------6:20-------6:20---
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-11--------------------
Temp. °C242324242524252424242525242424242424242424242424
Feels °C (?)252426242525212020202122222323222222222223242322
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