Emerald Spit

Saint Thomas, Surrey County, Jamaica

No photo of Emerald Spit yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 5:37 pm

7 am
4.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair

8 am
4.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair

9 am
4.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

10 am
4.0
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

11 am
3.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor

12 pm
3.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor

1 pm
4.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair

2 pm
3.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Poor

3 pm
3.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor

4 pm
4.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair

5 pm
3.3
5 km/h3 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: 25°C77°F
Water: 30°C85°F
Wind: 74 km/hmph ENE
Gusts: 1811 km/hmph
Waves: 0.9 m3 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 84%
Sunset: 5:37 pm

Today

4.1Fair7 am32

4.0Fair8 am117

4.2Fair9 am53

4.0Fair10 am75

3.0Poor11 am53

3.3Poor12 pm53

4.0Fair1 pm32

3.0Poor2 pm32

3.3Poor3 pm53

4.0Fair4 pm32

3.3Poor5 pm53

Sat

4.8Fair7 am85

3.0Poor8 am106

3.0Poor9 am127

4.5Fair10 am85

3.0Poor11 am53

4.5Fair12 pm42

4.4Fair1 pm21

4.4Fair2 pm53

4.4Fair3 pm106

3.0Poor4 pm53

3.3Poor5 pm32

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

Tide, next 24 hours

High 7 am, 0.6 m2 ft
Low 12 pm, 0.5 m1 ft
High 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
Low 12 am, 0.4 m1 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.

Sun5.6 GoodBest 2 pm to 3 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 76%
Mon8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 43%
Tue8.4 GreatBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 35%
Wed8.5 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 40%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town: 2.6 km1.6 miLeith Hall (village)
Nearest airport: 44 km27 miKen Jones Aerodrome (POT)

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

Nearby beaches

White Sand1.9 km1.2 mi west away
4.1 Fair later