Jacmel Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
29.7°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 5AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
0
1
1
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
7
0.8
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.2
SE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
0.8
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.6
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
194
216
189
105
149
86
118
69
202
165
61
86
109
145
145
128
229
180
154
54
86
124
222
Wind (km/h)
0
N
5
NW
5
N
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
0
E
5
N
5
SSE
0
N
0
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SE
5
ESE
0
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:24AM0.62m
7:55PM0.64m
6:25AM0.62m
8:06PM0.62m
7:30AM0.61m
8:15PM0.61m
Low Tide
00:35AM0.51m
12:35PM0.08m
1:00AM0.45m
1:06PM0.15m
1:31AM0.36m
1:38PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
7:06
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
31
31
29
27
28
27
27
28
30
30
30
28
27
27
26
27
31
31
30
28
28
Feels °C
32
31
32
35
33
33
32
33
32
33
34
34
32
33
32
32
33
31
31
33
33
33
33
33
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