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Ocean View Beach

Saint Ann, Middlesex County, Jamaica

Ocean View Beach 1 photo

  • Ocean View Beach in Jamaica, looking east from the boundary of Breezes Hotel. Photo by User:Op. Deo November 13,2005.its a very nice place! :-)

    Ocean View Beach in Jamaica, looking east from the boundary of Breezes Hotel. Photo by User:Op. Deo November 13,2005.its a very nice place! :-). Op. Deo at English Wikipedia, Public domain. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 9 am, sunset 5:41 pm
7 am
8.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.9
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
6.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
12 pm
4.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
3.5
6 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
4.5
6 km/h4 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
25°C78°F
Water
30°C85°F
Wind
106 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
1%
Sunset
5:41 pm
Today
8.3Great7 am53
7.9Great8 am75
6.2Good9 am106
6.4Good10 am149
6.0Good11 am149
4.8Fair12 pm159
4.5Fair1 pm1710
4.5Fair2 pm53
4.4Fair3 pm127
3.5Poor4 pm63
4.5Fair5 pm64
Sat
5.8Good7 am32
5.8Good8 am106
4.9Fair9 am117
5.6Good10 am117
5.1Fair11 am95
3.0Poor12 pm85
3.7Poor1 pm96
3.0Poor2 pm63
3.0Poor3 pm32
3.0Poor4 pm11
3.0Poor5 pm21
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 0.6 m. Low at 12 pm, 0.4 m. High at 6 pm, 0.6 mHigh 7 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 12 pm, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • High 7 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 12 pm, 0.4 m1 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.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

About Ocean View Beach

Ocean View Beach is a beach in St Ann, Jamaica. It is located near Flavours Beach, which is 375 meters away. The nearest town is Runaway Bay, situated 1,633 meters from the beach.

From Wikipedia

Ocean View Beach is a private beach located in Runaway Bay in St Ann, Jamaica. It offers a good standard of facilities and swimming, for a fee.

The beach features a very broad swath of golden sand, and a large buoyed swimming area, which can get a bit choppy if wind and wave conditions are unfavourable. Almond trees provide a considerable amount of shade.

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

Facilities

  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 380 m0.2 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
420 m0.3 mi
Nearest town
1.6 km1 miRunaway Bay (town)
Nearest airport
38 km24 miIan Fleming International Airport (OCJ)

Nearby places

  • L'EscargotFood and drink
    940 m0.6 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat5.8 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 100%
  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 84%
  • Mon9.3 ExcellentBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 75%
  • Tue9.2 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 51%
  • Wed9.1 ExcellentBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 39%