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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate Expert

Spot

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Lighthouse5.2 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft31 kJ

3 ft30 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lighthouse, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	27, too small	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	3 ft5 smushy	30kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	20, too small	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 smushy	11kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	27°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	2 ft5 smushy	22kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	23, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	26°C

Zoo13.6 kmabout 25 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft32 kJ

3 ft31 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Zoo, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	3 ft5 smushy	32kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	29°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 0 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 smushy	22kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 smushy	26kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	25°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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

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Makka25 kmabout 45 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft39 kJ

3 ft37 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

3 ft28 kJ

2 ft32 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Makka, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	31, poor	3 ft5 smushy	39kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	31, too small	3 ft5 smushy	37kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	2 ft5 smushy	23kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	20, too small	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	2 ft4 smushy	20kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	26°C
Sat 24Oct	33, too small	3 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	31, too small	2 ft5 smushy	32kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	26°C

Dive near Kingston

Port Royal Reef 6.1 km · stays here
Gun Cay 6.4 km · stays here
Maiden Cay 6.9 km · stays here
Rackhmans Cay 7.2 km · stays here
South East Cay 7.8 km · stays here
South Cay 9 km · stays here

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

Kingston, Jamaica