Jacmel Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
29.5° C
0.8° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 7PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
2
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)
0.7
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
74
39
64
77
77
58
111
99
62
109
183
240
226
203
382
393
227
250
292
285
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
E
5
N
10
SSE
15
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
N
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
5
NNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:30PM0.63m
6:51PM0.67m
7:16PM0.68m
Low Tide
7:36AM0.03m
8:41AM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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>
7:14
7:13
7:12
 mm
3
1
6
5
1
Temp °C
31
31
30
28
28
27
27
28
31
31
28
28
26
26
26
26
30
31
30
28
27
Feels °C
34
33
33
33
33
31
32
33
34
33
33
33
30
31
31
30
33
32
33
33
31
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