Jacmel Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
29.7° 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 5AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (15 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (15 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
0
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
2
0
1
1
3
3
3
1
0
0
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.7
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
423
221
227
187
372
354
392
232
293
287
301
333
961
587
269
128
484
422
412
402
201
253
356
307
Wind (km/h)
0
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
0
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
0
WNW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:05AM0.55m
9:19PM0.54m
10:33AM0.53m
9:27PM0.54m
12:17PM0.53m
9:19PM0.55m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.25m
3:04PM0.23m
3:42AM0.16m
3:39PM0.37m
4:32AM0.10m
4:04PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:16
7:15
7:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
28
32
33
33
30
28
28
27
29
31
32
31
29
28
27
27
28
30
30
29
28
27
Feels °C
31
28
30
33
34
34
34
33
32
29
31
32
34
32
32
32
31
32
32
32
31
31
33
32
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