Jacmel Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
29.5°C
0.7° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 7AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (29 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.8
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
159
180
180
77
52
94
215
160
138
138
123
63
143
73
65
48
90
36
27
44
32
35
32
Wind (km/h)
0
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
0
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
10
S
15
S
10
S
0
WSW
0
NE
0
SSE
0
ENE
0
NE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:30AM0.61m
8:15PM0.61m
8:42AM0.61m
8:17PM0.60m
10:05AM0.62m
8:10PM0.62m
Low Tide
1:31AM0.36m
1:38PM0.24m
2:07AM0.27m
2:13PM0.34m
2:47AM0.18m
2:47PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:06
7:06
7:05
 mm
2
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
31
31
31
29
28
27
27
28
31
31
30
28
28
28
27
28
30
30
29
28
27
Feels °C
32
31
32
34
33
34
34
33
32
32
33
34
34
34
34
33
34
32
34
33
32
30
32
31
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