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Gunboat Beach

Kingston, Surrey County, Jamaica

Gunboat Beach 1 photo

  • Jamaica Palisadoes Kingston; Harbor View Photo Katinka Zuchowicz Photography DSC 8572-2(2)

    Jamaica Palisadoes Kingston; Harbor View Photo Katinka Zuchowicz Photography DSC 8572-2(2). Katinka Zuchowicz Photography, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 5:39 pm
7 am
7.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8 am
6.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
3.4
9 km/h6 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
26°C79°F
Water
30°C85°F
Wind
21 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
95 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
2%
Sunset
5:39 pm
Today
7.2Great7 am85
6.5Good8 am106
5.8Good9 am85
5.3Fair10 am106
4.8Fair11 am117
4.6Fair12 pm128
4.0Fair1 pm1912
4.2Fair2 pm85
4.1Fair3 pm85
4.2Fair4 pm96
3.4Poor5 pm96
Sat
5.2Fair7 am53
5.3Fair8 am74
5.3Fair9 am64
5.1Fair10 am64
4.7Fair11 am138
4.7Fair12 pm106
3.0Poor1 pm85
4.0Fair2 pm95
4.5Fair3 pm85
4.6Fair4 pm117
4.8Fair5 pm95
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 0.6 m. Low at 1 pm, 0.5 m. High at 6 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 12 am, 0.4 mHigh 7 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 1 pm, 0.5 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 12 am, 0.4 m1 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 7 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, 0.5 m2 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.

  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 92%
  • Mon8.8 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 50%
  • Tue9.2 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 37%
  • Wed9.0 ExcellentBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 55%
  • Thu7.1 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 69%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
190 m620 ft
Nearest town
4.5 km2.8 miKingston (city)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miNorman Manley International Airport (KIN)

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

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