Jacmel Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
29.3° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 8PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (18 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
2
0
0
2
1
2
3
3
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.3
SE
7
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
368
183
227
277
269
231
397
382
347
164
298
298
169
194
382
336
302
128
145
156
141
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SE
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
0
NE
0
E
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:11AM0.44m
11:01PM0.50m
12:02PM0.42m
11:13PM0.48m
2:16PM0.45m
Low Tide
4:14PM0.15m
5:40AM0.16m
4:55PM0.30m
6:37AM0.07m
5:31PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:28
7:28
 mm
1
Temp °C
30
30
30
28
27
26
26
27
30
30
29
27
27
26
26
27
30
30
30
28
27
Feels °C
33
32
33
32
32
30
31
32
33
32
32
31
32
30
31
32
32
31
33
33
31
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Jacmel surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest