Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
29.8°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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 8AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 248mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
1
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
1
SE
5
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
13
13
9
9
9
8
8
8
11
18
19
38
42
77
45
78
78
132
167
173
167
108
88
Wind (km/h)
0
N
5
E
5
NE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
10
SE
5
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
2:44AM0.62m
4:37PM0.70m
4:05AM0.65m
4:44PM0.69m
5:14AM0.70m
4:50PM0.68m
Low Tide
9:28AM0.31m
10:34PM0.48m
10:12AM0.37m
10:47PM0.37m
10:57AM0.43m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
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6:45
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6:46
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6:23
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6:22
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6:22
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 mm
1
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3
5
11
23
8
4
10
11
24
82
53
Temp °C
26
25
26
29
29
28
26
26
26
25
26
30
29
27
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
22
Feels °C
30
29
31
32
32
31
30
28
29
28
29
32
31
29
28
28
26
27
26
25
27
28
28
25
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