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Zoo, Jamaica

Stay in Kingston: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Kingston

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About Zoo

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

The spot faces S (197°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (17°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 26). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 27°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Kingston.

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 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. MDW to MBJ, direct.

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

  2. Getting there. 2 h 50 from the airport to Zoo.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Kingston, 14 km (about 25 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Zoo: 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 Kingston, 14 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 Kingston · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Kingston · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Zoo on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Zoo does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct133 ft5 smushy58kJ30°C
Mon 19Oct123 ft5 smushy33kJ28°C
Tue 20Oct92 ft5 smushy27kJ28°C
Wed 21Oct82 ft5 smushy16kJ28°C
Thu 22Oct62 ft5 smushy10kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct82 ft4 smushy15kJ26°C
Sat 24Oct92 ft5 smushy18kJ26°C
Sun 25Oct92 ft6 smushy27kJ26°C
Mon 26Oct72 ft5 smushy17kJ27°C
Tue 27Oct51 ft5 smushy9kJ27°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to MBJ, then 2h 50 by road. About 10h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 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 2h 50 by road. About 10h 20 door to door

The trip from Kingston, 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 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

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Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Kingston, 14 km (about 25 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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