Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Oct 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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 12PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
SE
5
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
1.1
SE
5
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
46
44
23
12
12
12
75
73
14
56
23
35
67
63
57
32
28
29
54
73
71
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
N
5
N
0
ESE
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
S
5
SE
5
NNE
5
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
10:57AM0.87m
4:41PM0.81m
12:26PM0.86m
1:53PM0.85m
Low Tide
2:58PM0.80m
2:54AM-0.12m
3:56AM-0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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6:47
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6:48
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6:48
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6:19
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6:19
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6:17
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 mm
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1
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2
1
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2
1
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1
1
3
1
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Temp °C
25
25
28
29
28
27
26
26
26
27
29
29
28
26
27
26
26
26
30
30
28
27
27
Feels °C
29
29
31
32
32
31
30
31
30
31
33
32
32
30
31
30
30
30
34
33
32
31
31
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