Jacmel Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
29.6°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 12AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
194
173
178
175
175
89
77
84
85
155
88
175
185
230
112
183
208
208
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
S
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:33PM0.68m
7:33PM0.67m
7:30PM0.66m
Low Tide
10:24AM-0.00m
11:02AM-0.00m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:10
7:09
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
31
28
27
27
27
28
31
30
28
28
27
27
26
27
30
30
30
28
28
Feels °C
34
33
32
31
31
32
34
32
32
33
31
32
30
31
32
32
33
32
33
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