Jacmel Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
29.3° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 8AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (18 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
1
1
3
3
1
0
0
2
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
7
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
289
477
403
368
183
227
260
277
231
403
392
336
169
322
306
191
184
347
365
302
128
169
200
178
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
0
NE
0
N
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
0
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
0
SSE
5
E
0
NE
0
NW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SE
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:11AM0.44m
11:01PM0.50m
12:02PM0.42m
11:13PM0.48m
2:16PM0.45m
Low Tide
4:43AM0.26m
4:14PM0.15m
5:40AM0.16m
4:55PM0.30m
6:37AM0.07m
5:31PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:28
7:28
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
27
30
30
30
28
27
27
26
27
30
30
29
27
27
26
26
27
30
30
30
28
27
Feels °C
31
31
31
32
32
33
33
32
32
31
32
33
32
31
31
32
30
31
32
32
32
33
32
32
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