Jacmel Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
29.8° 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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 7PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
61
52
39
38
83
49
30
38
103
40
132
77
75
100
88
99
62
118
156
177
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
N
5
N
0
SE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
E
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
N
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
NNE
5
N
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
on
on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:17PM0.58m
6:30PM0.63m
6:51PM0.67m
Low Tide
6:29AM0.04m
7:36AM0.03m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
<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>
7:15
7:14
7:13
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
6
8
1
Temp °C
30
30
28
27
27
27
26
27
31
31
30
28
28
27
27
28
31
30
29
27
26
Feels °C
33
33
32
32
31
32
30
30
34
34
33
32
33
32
32
33
34
32
33
31
29
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