Crab Key Beach
Saint Ann, Middlesex County, Jamaica
Today at a glance
Best: 7 am to 9 am, sunset 5:40 pm8.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
5.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
5.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
4.3
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
4.1
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
4.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
3.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
3.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
4.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 7 am to 9 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 26°C79°F
- Water
- 30°C85°F
- Wind
- 148 km/hmph SE
- Gusts
- 2012 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.3 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 1%
- Sunset
- 5:40 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 7 am, 0.6 m2 ft
- Low 12 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
- High 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
- Low 12 am, 0.3 m1 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
Facilities
- Food and drink19 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 490 m0.3 mi
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 610 m0.4 mi
- Nearest town
- 1.2 km0.8 miDrax Hall (town)
- Nearest airport
- 21 km13 miIan Fleming International Airport (OCJ)
Nearby places
- Quality NyammingsFood and drink490 m0.3 mi
- ScallywagsFood and drink500 m0.3 mi
- Prestige Dry DockFood and drink510 m0.3 mi
- Bamboo Blu RestaurantFood and drink530 m0.3 mi
- Ian's Sweet TreatFood and drink530 m0.3 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Dunns River Beach2.9 km1.8 mi south-east away7.9 Great later
- Priory Beach6.1 km3.8 mi west away8.4 Great later
- Turtle Beach6.5 km4.0 mi east away7.9 Great later
- Mallards Bay Beach7.3 km4.6 mi east away6.0 Good later
- James Bond Beach7.7 km4.8 mi east away6.0 Good later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat6.0 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 100%
- Sun8.1 GreatBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 84%
- Mon9.6 ExcellentBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 75%
- Tue9.2 ExcellentBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 51%
- Wed8.9 ExcellentBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 39%