Long Bay Beach

Manchester, Middlesex County, Jamaica

No photo of Long Bay Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 5:42 pm

7 am
6.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good

8 am
6.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good

9 am
6.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good

10 am
6.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good

11 am
6.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good

12 pm
6.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

1 pm
5.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair

2 pm
5.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

3 pm
5.0
14 km/h8 mph wind, Fair

4 pm
4.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair

5 pm
3.8
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 27°C80°F
Water: 30°C85°F
Wind: 95 km/hmph NNE
Gusts: 149 km/hmph
Waves: 0.6 m2 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: —
Rain: 18%
Sunset: 5:42 pm

Today

6.7Good7 am127

6.3Good8 am1610

6.7Good9 am117

6.6Good10 am117

6.1Good11 am1711

6.4Good12 pm85

5.2Fair1 pm2012

5.8Good2 pm85

5.0Fair3 pm148

4.6Fair4 pm1610

3.8Poor5 pm2515

Sat

5.6Good7 am106

5.4Fair8 am106

5.8Good9 am149

4.6Fair10 am159

3.0Poor11 am1912

3.0Poor12 pm117

4.6Fair1 pm106

4.8Fair2 pm64

4.8Fair3 pm85

5.4Fair4 pm85

5.2Fair5 pm95

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 7 am, 0.6 m2 ft
Low 1 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
High 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

Sun8.6 ExcellentBest 9 am to 4 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 39%
Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 13%
Tue9.8 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 14%
Wed9.4 ExcellentBest 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 19%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Long Bay Beach

From Wikipedia

Long Bay Beach is a 1 mile crescent of white sand on the east coast of Jamaica in Portland Parish. Long Bay Beach is the site of the Annual Long Bay Gala, held on Independence Day August 6th each year. The Long Bay community is represented by the Long Bay/Fair Prospect Citizens Association.
The area has several guest houses. The beach has several bars as well as cook shops and a restaurant. Surfing is a popular sport; including tube surfing.

Source: Long Bay Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town: 8.1 km5 miMarley Hill (village)
Nearest airport: 67 km42 miTinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Farquhars Beach6.5 km4.0 mi east away
6.6 Good later