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Enrique Valverde (Kikito), Los Patos

8:25 am 27 Feb 2012

Pedro Braulio Alvarez, Los Patos

7:30 am 15 Jun 2011


Jacmel ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 5.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 5.0

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Jacmel Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Haiti – South Coast)

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Name: Jacmel
Type: point
Reliability: very consistent
Best Swell: SE Offshore Wind: N

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Overall Jacmel Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Jacmel:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Bahia de las Aguilas 64 mi
Second closest break Isla Beata 82 mi
Third closest break Cabo Beata 85 mi
Fourth closest break Cabo Mongo 85 mi
Fifth closest break Paraiso 85 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Jacmel:

Closest wave buoy East of Bahamas Buoy 403 mi
Second closest wave buoy SW Atlantic Buoy 526 mi
Third closest wave buoy Western Caribbean Buoy 599 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Eastern Caribbean Buoy 608 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy NE Bahamas Buoy 640 mi

Tide stations nearest to Jacmel:

Closest tide station Jacmel, Haiti 2 mi
Second closest tide station Port-au-Prince, Haiti 26 mi
Third closest tide station Massacre, Rivière du entrance, Haiti 115 mi
Fourth closest tide station Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic 163 mi
Fifth closest tide station Punta Maisí, Cuba 175 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Jacmel:

Closest ski area Mount Pleasant (United States) 1066 mi
Second closest ski area Sapphire Valley (United States) 1332 mi
Third closest ski area Scaly Mountain (United States) 1337 mi
Fourth closest ski area Sky Valley (United States) 1338 mi
Fifth closest ski area Wolf Ridge Ski Resort (United States) 1342 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Jacmel:

Closest city location Jacmel (Haiti) 1 mi
Second closest city location Cayes Jacmel (Haiti) 9 mi
Third closest city location Marigot (Haiti) 15 mi
Fourth closest city location Grand Goave (Haiti) 21 mi
Fifth closest city location Leogane (Haiti) 21 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Jacmel is Port Au Prince International (Port-au-prince) Airport (PAP) in Haiti, which is 48 km (30 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Jacmel is Maria Montez International (Barahona) Airport (BRX) in Dominican Republic, 150 km (93 miles) away.
  • The third closest airport is Cap Haitien Airport (CAP) in Haiti, 172 km (107 miles) away.
Jacmel break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Jacmel, Haiti - South Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view Jacmel sea temperature, Jacmel photographs, Jacmel detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Jacmel webcams, current wind from Haiti - South Coast live weather stations and Jacmel tide predictions. The Haiti swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Haiti and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Haiti wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Jacmel.