Negligible tidal range
Observed variation is about 35 cm: tides are not significant here.
Sea conditions
sea model sampled 21 km from the beach
- Estimated surface10:00 PM
- ≈ 29.9 °C
- Waves
- 0.8 m
- Period
- 5.3 s
- Swell
- 0.7 m E
- Modelled current
- 0.2 km/h
Surface temperature · 24 h≈ 29.8 °C – 30.1 °C
29.9 °C
29.8 °C
30.0 °C
30.0 °C
29.9 °C
Local conditions
- Humidity
- 88 %
- UV
- 0.0
- Cloud cover
- 90 %
- Sunrise
- 05:54 AM
- Sunset
- 06:03 PM
Open‑Meteo forecast at the nearest grid point.
Practical information
- Length
- 181 mSource record 9/15/2026 · Open source
- Shade features nearby
- Not documentedNearby, does not guarantee shade on the beach.recorded by the source · Source record 9/15/2026 · Open source
- Shore axis
- 141°Source record 9/15/2026 · Open source
Sun and shore orientation
September 20, 2026 · Estimated times · local time
Sunrise
Shore orientation unavailable
Sunset
Shore orientation unavailable
Estimated position for this date. Terrain, buildings and clouds may hide the sun; an unobstructed view has not been verified. Calculation method
Do you know this beach?
These answers come from visitors, not from a source we cite. They describe the place, not today's conditions.
Practical information recorded by the source
This information is source-recorded and may not describe the current situation.
- Nearby services
- restaurant 2 · shop 2 · bus stop 1recorded by the source · Source record 9/15/2026 · Open source
Show catalogue context
- Local area
- Portlandrecorded by the source · Source record 9/19/2026 · Open source
- Catalogue record
- Mapped beachrecorded by the source · Source record 9/19/2026 · Open source
- Coast
- PortlandSource record 9/19/2026 · Open source
- Water body
- OceanSource record 9/19/2026 · Open source
Today’s windows
06:00 — 22:00 · select a row for details
beach run08:00 AM – 09:30 AM
beach run
Less favourable08:00 AM – 09:30 AM
- moderate wind
- cooler hour for running
Before you go
- rain likely
Confidence 55 % · rules coast-v3
Sources open-meteo-2026092103 · open-meteo-weather-2026092103
coastal walk10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
coastal walk
Possible window10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- moderate wind
- comfortable walking hour
Before you go
- rain likely
Confidence 55 % · rules coast-v3
Sources open-meteo-2026092103 · open-meteo-weather-2026092103
family beach time02:00 PM – 05:00 PM
family beach time
Check first02:00 PM – 05:00 PM
- moderate wind
Before you go
- rain likely
Confidence 0 % · rules coast-v3
Sources open-meteo-2026092103 · open-meteo-weather-2026092103
photography04:02 PM – 06:02 PM
photography
Less favourable04:02 PM – 06:02 PM
- moderate wind
- late-day light
Before you go
- rain likely
Confidence 55 % · rules coast-v3
Sources open-meteo-2026092103 · open-meteo-weather-2026092103
sunset05:17 PM – 06:47 PM
sunset
Less favourable05:17 PM – 06:47 PM
- moderate wind
- around sunset
Before you go
- rain likely
Confidence 55 % · rules coast-v3
Sources open-meteo-2026092103 · open-meteo-weather-2026092103
Explore nearby
Beaches nearby
Nearby alternatives ranked from the information available in the catalogue.
Distance0.9 km
Bryan's Bay Fishing Beach, Portland
A very close alternative
Distance1.6 km
Bikini Beach, Portland
A very close alternative
Distance7.2 km
Frenchman's Cove Beach, Portland
A very close alternative
Distance7.8 km
San San Beach, Portland
A very close alternative
Distance9.9 km
Winnifred Beach, Portland
A very close alternative
Distance12 km
Boston Beach, Portland
A very close alternative
Discovery score: distance, available annual classification and catalogue quality. It is neither real-time health advice nor a safety conclusion.
Temperature over 48 hours
Updated at 10:15 PMModelled forecasts may change. Hourly values are spaced three hours apart; scroll to view all 48 hours.
The place in pictures
View on Google Maps ↗No freely licensed photograph of ShanShy Beach has yet passed our location, licence and credit review.
Country profile
- Languages
- English, Jamaican Patois
- Emergency
- Police 110Fire 110Ambulance 110
- Currency
- Jamaican dollar
- Driving side
- left
Wikidata · CC0 · Retrieved on Sep 18, 2026
Sources and method
How to read the figures on this page, and what they do not say.
- Sea temperature and conditions
- Temperature and conditions come from a limited-resolution coastal model, not an observation at the beach. Do not use for navigation or to conclude that bathing is safe.
- Beach characteristics
- These place characteristics are recorded from the linked sources. They describe the place, not current conditions.
Source & freshness
Open-Meteo, modèle SMOC Météo-France/Copernicus MarineFresh
Modelled data · tide
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Données météo par Open-Meteo.comFresh
Modelled data · weather
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Données marines par Open-Meteo.comFresh
Modelled data · waves
Method and source ↗Licence ↗© OpenStreetMap contributors — named coastal features, ODbL; geographic catalogue, not current bathing-health informationaging
Official catalogue · bathing
Method and source ↗Licence ↗© OpenStreetMap contributors — OSM database base 2026-09-14T20:21:51Z; offline reviewed snapshot, ODbLFresh
catalogue_review · catalogue_review
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Niveau marin modélisé, précision côtière limitée et référentiel différent du zéro hydrographique.
GeoNames · CC BY 4.0
Modelled data and this estimate do not replace an official source. Mareloa is not a navigation tool.