Jacmel Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
29.9°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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 9PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
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)
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.5
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
105
135
181
175
167
144
114
118
139
184
206
225
347
314
276
248
86
217
134
199
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
0
N
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:51PM0.75m
6:13PM0.76m
6:23PM0.75m
Low Tide
6:42AM0.15m
7:56AM0.15m
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:51
6:50
6:49
 mm
4
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
31
31
30
28
28
28
28
28
31
31
30
28
27
27
26
27
30
31
29
27
27
Feels °C
34
34
34
31
33
33
33
32
33
33
33
33
31
31
29
30
32
33
32
32
32
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