Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
30.0°C
1.1° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 3PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (08 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
1
SE
5
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.4
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
32
42
32
40
54
168
163
159
159
168
89
113
156
183
270
282
254
134
115
206
127
97
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
0
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
0
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
5:23AM0.73m
5:45PM0.67m
6:32AM0.75m
5:54PM0.66m
7:37AM0.77m
6:01PM0.67m
Low Tide
11:48AM0.34m
11:55PM0.29m
12:33PM0.44m
00:26AM0.20m
1:16PM0.54m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
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6:32
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6:31
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6:30
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 mm
2
2
1
1
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3
3
1
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Temp °C
26
27
27
29
29
27
27
27
26
27
30
30
29
28
27
26
26
27
29
30
29
28
27
Feels °C
30
31
30
31
32
31
31
31
29
31
33
33
33
33
31
30
30
31
32
33
32
33
32
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