Jacmel Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
29.9°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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 12PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.6
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.3
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.1
SE
7
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
103
77
67
153
202
181
140
241
222
102
105
160
171
189
337
314
276
137
204
217
171
193
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
N
5
NE
5
N
5
N
5
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
Wind State
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:51PM0.75m
6:13PM0.76m
6:23PM0.75m
Low Tide
5:29AM0.13m
6:42AM0.15m
7:56AM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:51
6:50
6:49
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
26
28
31
31
30
29
28
28
28
28
31
31
30
28
28
27
26
28
31
31
30
28
27
Feels °C
29
32
34
33
33
33
32
33
33
33
33
33
33
32
33
32
30
32
34
33
34
33
32
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