About Boston

Boston is a town in Portland Parish, Jamaica. From Boston you can reach 3 surf spots and 1 dive site. The nearest is Boston Bay, a surf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 2 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is KIN, 52 km away.

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Staying in Boston

2 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: KIN, 52 km, KTP, 53 km, OCJ, 71 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Boston.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Boston too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

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Long bay6.6 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Long Bay

4 ft62 kJ

3 ft28 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

2 ft8 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Long bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	43, fair	4 ft5 smushy	62kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	3 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	2 ft5 smushy	22kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 smushy	13kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 smushy	8kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	27, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	26°C

Boston Bay0.4 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft52 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Boston Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, poor	3 ft5 shollow	52kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	21, too small	2 ft5 shollow	22kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	2 ft5 shollow	17kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 shollow	11kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	1 ft5 shollow	6kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	2 ft4 shollow	14kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	2 ft4 shollow	17kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	27°C

Navy Island11 kmabout 20 min by car

3 ft35 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

2 ft8 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Navy Island, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	28, too small	3 ft5 smushy	35kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	2 ft5 smushy	15kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	2 ft5 shollow	10kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	1 ft5 shollow	6kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	1 ft5 shollow	4kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	2 ft4 smushy	8kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	26°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Boston, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Dive near Boston

Lady G'Diver 10.8 km · stays here

Places to eat near Boston

Boston Jerk Pork Center, Portland ParishCaribbean · 0.6 km from the centre
Boston Bay, JamaicaBar and grill · 0.6 km from the centre
Boston Jerk Grill & ClubBar and grill · 0.6 km from the centre
David's Jerk CentreCaribbean · 0.6 km from the centre
Gurley Aston Wine & Grill BarBar and grill · 0.7 km from the centre
Easy Vybz Pizza & Grill1.2 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Boston, Jamaica