Jacmel Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
29.1° C
0.8° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 1PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
0
0
1
3
2
3
3
2
0
0
1
3
2
3
2
0
0
0
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.8
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.8
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.7
SE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
342
372
358
227
353
344
318
464
438
378
368
233
233
244
393
200
372
337
327
169
306
330
201
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
10
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
0
N
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
0
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:33AM0.49m
10:45PM0.53m
10:11AM0.44m
11:01PM0.50m
12:02PM0.42m
Low Tide
3:47AM0.37m
3:32PM-0.00m
4:43AM0.26m
4:14PM0.15m
5:40AM0.16m
4:55PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:29
7:28
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
27
30
30
30
28
27
27
26
27
30
31
30
28
27
26
26
27
30
30
29
27
27
Feels °C
31
32
33
30
31
31
31
31
31
31
32
33
32
33
32
30
31
32
33
32
32
31
32
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