Jacmel Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
29.5° 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 5PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
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
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.9
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.3
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
65
67
180
159
257
369
369
160
173
223
314
244
344
353
302
319
147
176
194
195
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
S
5
SW
5
NW
5
N
0
ESE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
ENE
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
0
N
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:39PM0.74m
7:59PM0.70m
3:36AM0.66m
8:17PM0.66m
Low Tide
10:21AM-0.28m
11:18AM-0.28m
00:29AM0.63m
12:10PM-0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:20
7:19
 mm
Temp °C
31
31
31
29
29
28
27
28
30
31
31
28
28
27
26
27
30
31
30
28
27
Feels °C
34
33
34
33
33
33
30
32
33
33
33
31
32
32
31
32
33
32
32
32
33
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