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

Surf spots within 20 km of Runaway Bay: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Discovery Bay7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Discovery Bay, 1 kmIntermediate and up–––––––
DNA1.4 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up1 ft4 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, offshore1 ft0 kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore<1 ft0 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore<1 ft0 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, offshore<1 ft0 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, offshore1 ft1 kJwind from the east, 8 knots<1 ft0 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, offshore
All readings for DNA: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at DNA, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct6, too small1 ft5 shollow4kJwind from the south, 2 knots, offshore30°C
Mon 19Oct4, 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 21Oct3, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the south, 2 knots, offshore29°C
Thu 22Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft7 s0kJwind from the south, 2 knots, offshore29°C
Fri 23Oct3, too small1 ft2 shollow1kJwind from the east, 8 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft6 s0kJwind from the south, 4 knots, offshore27°C
Runaways2.2 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up1 ft4 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, offshore1 ft0 kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore<1 ft0 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore<1 ft0 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, offshore<1 ft0 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, offshore1 ft1 kJwind from the east, 8 knots<1 ft0 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, offshore
All readings for Runaways: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Runaways, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct6, too small1 ft5 shollow4kJwind from the south, 2 knots, offshore30°C
Mon 19Oct4, 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 21Oct3, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the south, 2 knots, offshore29°C
Thu 22Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft7 s0kJwind from the south, 2 knots, offshore29°C
Fri 23Oct3, too small1 ft2 shollow1kJwind from the east, 8 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft6 s0kJwind from the south, 4 knots, offshore27°C

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).

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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