Runaway Beach
Tristan da Cunha · Saint Helena
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Runaway Beach is a NW-facing sand beach on the Saint Helena shoreline, opening onto the South Atlantic Ocean — it catches W–N swell, and offshore E–S winds tidy the banks through october–april.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~13.4°C (56.1°F) on average
Jan
18°C
64.4°F · 15.4–20.2°C
Feb
18.8°C
65.8°F · 16.9–20.5°C
Mar
18.7°C
65.7°F · 17.5–20.4°C
Apr
17.8°C
64°F · 16.5–19.4°C
May
16.2°C
61.2°F · 14.7–17.7°C
Jun
14.8°C
58.6°F · 12.8–16.5°C
Jul
13.9°C
57°F · 12.6–15.3°C
Aug
13.5°C
56.3°F · 11.5–14.9°C
Sep
13.4°C
56.1°F · 12–14.3°C
Oct
13.9°C
57°F · 12.8–15.3°C
Nov
14.8°C
58.6°F · 13.2–16.4°C
Dec
16.6°C
61.9°F · 14.8–19.1°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
W–N
Best wind
E–S
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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