Jacmel Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
29.6°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) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 3AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
0
1
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.9
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.4
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
181
195
274
282
261
268
156
194
269
183
237
383
382
305
164
217
171
223
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
0
NE
5
NNW
5
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
0
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:35PM0.66m
4:23AM0.62m
7:44PM0.65m
5:24AM0.62m
7:55PM0.64m
Low Tide
00:20AM0.57m
12:05PM0.04m
00:35AM0.51m
12:35PM0.08m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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>
7:09
7:08
7:07
 mm
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
30
28
28
27
27
27
31
31
30
28
28
27
27
28
31
32
30
28
28
Feels °C
33
32
33
32
32
31
34
33
34
33
33
32
33
33
35
34
34
33
33
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