Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 12PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.8
SE
6
1.2
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
38
31
25
18
17
16
16
13
13
12
9
16
16
16
17
18
26
56
68
80
83
104
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
Wind State
glassy
cross
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:31PM0.72m
2:44AM0.62m
4:37PM0.70m
4:05AM0.65m
4:44PM0.69m
Low Tide
8:42AM0.27m
10:49PM0.56m
9:28AM0.31m
10:34PM0.48m
10:12AM0.37m
10:47PM0.37m
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
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6:23
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6:23
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6:22
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 mm
1
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1
4
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Temp °C
26
26
28
29
28
27
26
26
25
26
29
29
28
26
26
26
25
26
29
28
26
24
24
Feels °C
30
30
31
32
31
31
30
30
29
30
32
31
31
30
29
28
27
29
31
30
28
27
27
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