Jacmel Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
29.7° C
1.0° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 2PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (14 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (14 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
2.1
SE
7
1.9
SE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.8
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
1.8
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
447
327
160
223
432
407
564
545
559
512
227
466
559
488
381
250
268
197
166
590
448
756
227
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
SE
20
SE
15
SE
5
E
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
S
0
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:45AM0.59m
9:06PM0.55m
9:05AM0.55m
9:19PM0.54m
10:33AM0.53m
9:27PM0.54m
Low Tide
2:08AM0.34m
2:25PM0.09m
2:54AM0.25m
3:04PM0.23m
3:42AM0.16m
3:39PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:16
7:16
7:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
26
28
32
32
32
29
27
26
26
28
32
33
32
29
28
27
26
28
32
31
32
29
28
Feels °C
29
31
34
32
33
33
31
31
29
31
33
34
35
34
33
30
29
30
33
33
35
32
30
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