Runaway Bay, Jamaica
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About Runaway Bay
Runaway Bay is a town in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica. From Runaway Bay you can reach 3 surf spots and 1 dive site. The nearest is DNA, a surf spot 1.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 21 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is OCJ, 40 km away.
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Staying in Runaway Bay
- 21 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: OCJ, 40 km, MBJ, 61 km, KTP, 76 km
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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 Runaway 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. The best of the spots that stay in Runaway Bay each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Runaway 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.
| Spot | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNA1.4 kmabout 5 min by car | 1 ft1 kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots, too small | <1 ft0 kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, too small | <1 ft0 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, offshore, too small | <1 ft1 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft1 kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, too small | <1 ft1 kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, too small | <1 ft1 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for DNA: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Runaways2.2 kmabout 5 min by car | 1 ft1 kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots, too small | <1 ft1 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, offshore, too small | <1 ft0 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, offshore, too small | <1 ft1 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft1 kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, too small | <1 ft1 kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, too small | <1 ft1 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Runaways: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Discovery Bay7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Discovery Bay, 1 km | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Runaway 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 Runaway Bay
- Runaway Bay Wall 1.7 km · stays here
Places to eat near Runaway Bay
- MoonstoneItalian · 1.3 km from the centre
- Las Olas - RodizioBrazilian · 0.9 km from the centre
- PicassoSpanish · 0.9 km from the centre
- Don PabloFrench · 1.0 km from the centre
- Gran Bahia Jerk CenterCaribbean · 1.0 km from the centre
- Mikado RestaurantJapanese · 1.0 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