Jacmel Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 6PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.9
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
155
186
167
96
310
382
327
263
118
125
124
84
163
168
204
278
139
200
263
296
241
408
452
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
8:31PM0.73m
9:06PM0.71m
3:59AM0.64m
9:37PM0.66m
5:36AM0.61m
Low Tide
11:21AM-0.38m
12:16PM-0.39m
1:40AM0.63m
1:08PM-0.35m
2:08AM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:29
7:29
7:29
 mm
1
3
2
Temp °C
30
31
30
28
27
26
26
27
31
31
30
27
27
26
26
27
29
30
29
27
26
26
25
26
Feels °C
32
33
32
32
31
30
30
31
34
32
32
31
31
30
31
31
32
32
32
32
30
30
29
30
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