Kingston, Jamaica

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About Kingston

Kingston is a town in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica. From Kingston you can reach 3 surf spots and 6 dive sites, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Lighthouse, a surf spot 5.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is KIN, 4 km away.

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Staying in Kingston

  • 6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: KIN, 4 km, KTP, 4 km, OCJ, 52 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 Kingston. Spots further out are listed below.

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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. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Kingston 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 Kingston: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Lighthouse5.2 kmabout 10 min by car3 ft52 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore, too small3 ft31 kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, offshore, too small2 ft25 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, offshore, too small2 ft15 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small2 ft10 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, too small2 ft15 kJwind from the south-east, 1 knot, too small2 ft18 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, too small
All readings for Lighthouse: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Lighthouse, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct14, too small3 ft5 smushy52kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore30°C
Mon 19Oct12, too small3 ft5 smushy31kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, offshore29°C
Tue 20Oct11, too small2 ft5 smushy25kJwind from the north, 3 knots, offshore29°C
Wed 21Oct9, too small2 ft5 smushy15kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore28°C
Thu 22Oct7, too small2 ft5 smushy10kJwind from the south, 4 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small2 ft4 smushy15kJwind from the south-east, 1 knot27°C
Sat 24Oct10, too small2 ft5 smushy18kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots27°C
Zoo13.6 kmabout 25 min by car3 ft58 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore, too small3 ft33 kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, too small2 ft27 kJwind from the north, 1 knot, offshore, too small2 ft16 kJwind from the north, 1 knot, offshore, too small2 ft10 kJwind from the north-north-east, 0 knots, offshore, too small2 ft15 kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, too small2 ft18 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, too small
All readings for Zoo: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Zoo, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct13, too small3 ft5 smushy58kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore30°C
Mon 19Oct11, too small3 ft5 smushy33kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot29°C
Tue 20Oct9, too small2 ft5 smushy27kJwind from the north, 1 knot, offshore29°C
Wed 21Oct8, too small2 ft5 smushy16kJwind from the north, 1 knot, offshore27°C
Thu 22Oct6, too small2 ft5 smushy10kJwind from the north-north-east, 0 knots, offshore28°C
Fri 23Oct7, too small2 ft4 smushy15kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots26°C
Sat 24Oct8, too small2 ft5 smushy18kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Kingston, 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).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Kingston. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

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 that stay in Kingston from further out: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Makka25 kmabout 45 min by car4 ft69 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore, too small3 ft38 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small3 ft32 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small2 ft20 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore, too small2 ft11 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore, too small2 ft19 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore, too small2 ft23 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, too small
All readings for Makka: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Makka, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct18, too small4 ft5 smushy69kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore30°C
Mon 19Oct11, too small3 ft5 smushy38kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore30°C
Tue 20Oct11, too small3 ft5 smushy32kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore30°C
Wed 21Oct9, too small2 ft5 smushy20kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore29°C
Thu 22Oct7, too small2 ft5 smushy11kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore29°C
Fri 23Oct9, too small2 ft4 smushy19kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore26°C
Sat 24Oct10, too small2 ft5 smushy23kJwind from the east, 3 knots28°C

Dive near Kingston

Places to eat near Kingston

  • Gloria's Seafood CitySeafood · 0.8 km from the centre
  • Beach indi City Seafood RestaurantSeafood · 0.4 km from the centre
  • Domino's King StreetPizza · 0.5 km from the centre
  • Ibo Spice PortalVegetarian · 0.5 km from the centre
  • Kamila's kitchenVegetarian · 0.5 km from the centre
  • The Orient Express RestaurantChinese · 0.6 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