Jacmel Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
29.5°C
0.7° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 10PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)--
Afternoon (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.5
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
97
175
140
130
116
120
123
63
61
54
48
38
28
26
24
21
9
14
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
0
W
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
WNW
0
WSW
5
NW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
5
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:15PM0.61m
8:42AM0.61m
8:17PM0.60m
10:05AM0.62m
8:10PM0.62m
Low Tide
2:07AM0.27m
2:13PM0.34m
2:47AM0.18m
2:47PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:06
7:06
7:05
 mm
1
1
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
31
28
28
27
27
28
31
31
31
29
28
28
27
28
31
30
30
28
27
Feels °C
34
33
32
31
32
33
35
34
35
34
33
33
32
33
35
32
33
32
31
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