Jacmel Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 6AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (16 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
3
3
2
2
0
0
2
1
1
3
3
1
0
0
3
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
8
1.4
SE
7
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
0.9
SE
7
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
547
563
288
669
415
535
186
135
217
593
534
211
182
177
322
285
91
219
183
202
94
89
109
60
Wind (km/h)
0
ENE
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SE
20
SE
15
SE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
SE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
0
SE
0
ENE
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
S
15
S
5
SSE
0
SW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:33AM0.53m
9:27PM0.54m
12:17PM0.53m
9:19PM0.55m
7:17PM0.58m
Low Tide
3:42AM0.16m
3:39PM0.37m
4:32AM0.10m
4:04PM0.48m
5:27AM0.06m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
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>
7:15
7:15
7:15
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
29
30
32
32
32
28
28
27
27
27
30
31
30
28
27
27
26
27
30
30
28
27
27
Feels °C
31
32
33
34
33
34
33
33
32
33
32
33
33
32
33
32
32
31
32
33
32
32
32
32
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