Jacmel Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
29.7° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 4PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (16 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
0
1
2
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
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)
2
ESE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.5
SE
7
1.3
SE
6
1
SE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
732
392
612
189
150
117
501
443
201
177
145
229
230
105
77
178
173
67
51
58
39
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
20
SE
10
SE
0
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
E
0
ENE
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
0
ESE
5
NE
0
SSW
0
NE
0
ENE
10
S
15
S
5
SSE
5
N
0
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:33AM0.53m
9:27PM0.54m
12:17PM0.53m
9:19PM0.55m
7:17PM0.58m
Low Tide
3:39PM0.37m
4:32AM0.10m
4:04PM0.48m
5:27AM0.06m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
7:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
32
32
31
29
28
27
27
28
30
31
30
27
27
27
26
27
30
30
28
27
27
Feels °C
34
33
34
35
33
32
33
34
33
33
32
32
32
33
31
33
34
33
32
32
32
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