Runaway Bay surfForecast / Jamaica / Jamaica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 28 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
26.8° 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 12PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (28 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (28 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
0.8
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
ESE
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.4
ESE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)888855888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)137134841224150212145458760822248343422232323232323
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
15
E
25
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:30AM
0.38
7:27PM
0.29
8:05AM
0.39
8:09PM
0.31
8:38AM
0.38
8:50PM
0.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:52PM
0.09
1:27AM
0.04
2:25PM
0.08
2:10AM
0.05
2:56PM
0.08
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
Sunrise-6:28-------6:28-------6:26------
Sunset----6:14-------6:15-------6:15---
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---111-----1------------
Temp. °C242426262625242424242627272524242424262726252424
Feels °C (?)272626252626262727262727272726262726272726272525
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