Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
29.9°C
1.1° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 7AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
68
83
52
52
51
49
58
60
61
61
51
33
31
30
30
25
25
26
26
18
18
17
17
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
0
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
N
10
S
10
S
5
S
0
SE
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:34PM0.76m
4:29PM0.74m
4:31PM0.72m
Low Tide
6:50AM0.21m
7:51AM0.24m
8:42AM0.27m
10:49PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:45
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6:25
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6:24
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1
1
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1
1
2
1
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Temp °C
26
26
27
30
29
28
27
27
26
25
26
29
29
28
26
26
26
25
26
29
29
29
26
26
Feels °C
30
30
31
33
32
31
32
32
30
29
30
32
32
31
30
30
30
29
30
32
32
33
31
30
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