Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
29.9°C
1.1° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 1PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (16 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (16 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
2
2
2
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
0.9
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
149
158
127
158
127
66
96
132
104
104
108
73
91
75
109
64
49
52
46
54
84
52
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
SW
10
S
5
S
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
0
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:02PM0.78m
4:57PM0.77m
4:34PM0.76m
Low Tide
4:39AM0.16m
5:44AM0.19m
6:50AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:43
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6:27
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6:25
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2
1
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1
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1
3
2
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1
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Temp °C
26
27
30
30
29
27
27
27
26
27
29
29
29
27
27
27
26
26
29
30
28
26
26
Feels °C
30
31
34
33
33
32
31
31
30
31
32
32
33
32
32
32
30
30
32
33
31
31
30
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