Jacmel Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
29.7°C
0.9° 

Jacmel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Jacmel today (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 4PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (26 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

Table - waves today at Jacmel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
152
165
187
266
160
244
266
147
112
153
153
91
124
236
250
209
91
131
200
221
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
0
NNE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
N
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
0
WSW
5
E
0
NE
0
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:44PM0.65m
5:24AM0.62m
7:55PM0.64m
6:25AM0.62m
8:06PM0.62m
Low Tide
12:05PM0.04m
00:35AM0.51m
12:35PM0.08m
1:00AM0.45m
1:06PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:07
7:07
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
31
31
30
28
27
27
26
27
30
31
30
28
27
27
27
27
30
30
29
28
27
Feels °C
34
33
34
34
31
32
31
31
33
33
34
33
32
32
32
32
33
32
32
33
32
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