Discovery Bay, Jamaica

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About Discovery Bay

Discovery Bay is a town in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica. From Discovery Bay you can reach 3 surf spots and 2 dive sites. The nearest is Discovery Bay, a surf spot 1.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 7 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is OCJ, 46 km away.

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Staying in Discovery Bay

  • 7 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: OCJ, 46 km, MBJ, 55 km, KTP, 80 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert 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 Discovery Bay 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Discovery Bay: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Runaways7.6 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Runaway Bay, 2 km1 ft4 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, offshore, too small1 ft0 kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Runaways: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Runaways, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct3, too small1 ft5 shollow4kJwind from the south, 2 knots, offshore30°C
Mon 19Oct2, too small1 ft2 s0kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore30°C
Tue 20Oct1, too smallunder 1 ft8 s0kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore30°C
Wed 21Oct1, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the south, 2 knots, offshore29°C
Thu 22Oct1, too smallunder 1 ft7 s0kJwind from the south, 2 knots, offshore29°C
Fri 23Oct2, too small1 ft2 shollow1kJwind from the east, 8 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct1, too smallunder 1 ft6 s0kJwind from the south, 4 knots, offshore27°C
DNA4.5 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Runaway Bay, 1 km1 ft4 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for DNA: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at DNA, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct2, too small1 ft5 shollow4kJwind from the south, 2 knots, offshore30°C
Mon 19Oct2, too small1 ft4 s1kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct1, too smallunder 1 ft8 s0kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore30°C
Wed 21Oct1, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the south, 2 knots, offshore29°C
Thu 22Oct1, too smallunder 1 ft7 s0kJwind from the south, 2 knots, offshore29°C
Fri 23Oct2, too small1 ft2 shollow1kJwind from the east, 8 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct1, too smallunder 1 ft6 s0kJwind from the south, 4 knots, offshore27°C
Discovery Bay1.1 kmabout 5 min by car–––––––

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Discovery Bay, 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 Discovery Bay

Places to eat near Discovery Bay

  • Rumfaces Bar Grill0.1 km from the centre
  • New Capp Restaurant0.2 km from the centre
  • Bashment's Vibes Bar and Grill0.3 km from the centre
  • CrisNic Lobster Deck0.3 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