Jacmel Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
29.8°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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 6PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (01 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (01 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
64
73
143
156
79
178
142
119
67
77
121
139
135
139
109
65
63
49
79
76
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
0
NE
0
ENE
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNE
0
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:45AM0.64m
7:50PM0.65m
2:00PM0.68m
7:21PM0.71m
6:56PM0.77m
Low Tide
3:19PM0.58m
4:28AM0.03m
3:33PM0.68m
5:33AM-0.03m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:04
7:02
7:01
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
4
2
Temp °C
30
30
30
28
28
27
26
27
30
30
30
27
27
27
27
27
30
30
29
27
28
Feels °C
32
31
33
32
33
32
30
32
32
32
33
32
31
32
31
31
33
33
32
32
33
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