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Navy Island, Jamaica

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Also within 20 km of Boston

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About Navy Island

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces N (19°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (199°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 17). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 27°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Boston. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 1 dive site.

Water about 30°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 10 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to MBJ, direct.

    See flights MDW → MBJ · Skyscanner from about £215 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 05 from the airport to Navy Island.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Boston, 11 km (about 20 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Navy Island: plan on the drive each day you surf.

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay in Boston, 11 km away on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Boston · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Boston · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Navy Island on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct263 ft5 smushy35kJ29°C
Mon 19Oct152 ft5 smushy15kJ30°C
Tue 20Oct122 ft5 shollow10kJ29°C
Wed 21Oct101 ft5 shollow6kJ28°C
Thu 22Oct71 ft5 shollow4kJ29°C
Fri 23Oct132 ft4 smushy8kJ27°C
Sat 24Oct182 ft4 smushy13kJ27°C
Sun 25Oct152 ft5 shollow15kJ27°C
Mon 26Oct131 ft4 smushy5kJ26°C
Tue 27Oct91 ft5 shollow6kJ29°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to MBJ, then 3h 05 by road. About 10h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to MBJ, then 3h 05 by road. About 10h 35 door to door

The trip from Boston, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £705–£1,300 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to MBJ, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£215–£445
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£705–£1,300

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Boston

  • Boston Jerk Pork Center, Portland ParishCaribbean · 0.6 km from the centre
  • Boston Bay, JamaicaBar and grill · 0.6 km from the centre
  • Boston Jerk Grill & ClubBar and grill · 0.6 km from the centre
  • David's Jerk CentreCaribbean · 0.6 km from the centre
  • Gurley Aston Wine & Grill BarBar and grill · 0.7 km from the centre
  • Easy Vybz Pizza & Grill1.2 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

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Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Boston, 11 km (about 20 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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