Jacmel Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 Aug 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 (21 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 11PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)--
Afternoon (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
296
354
388
330
314
164
149
236
250
243
243
237
209
185
185
109
116
116
128
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
ESE
0
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
0
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:16PM0.68m
7:33PM0.68m
7:33PM0.67m
Low Tide
9:37AM0.01m
10:24AM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
<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>
7:12
7:12
7:10
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
30
28
27
26
26
27
31
31
31
28
27
27
27
27
30
30
29
28
27
Feels °C
33
33
32
30
29
31
34
33
34
33
32
32
31
31
33
32
32
33
32
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