Jacmel surfForecast / South Coast / Haiti

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 EDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Jacmel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
28.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jacmel today?

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 9PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (21 May)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (21 May)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.4
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
156
189
181
208
159
237
196
191
91
116
166
196
264
243
250
250
118
147
195
215
158
294
302
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
E
0
NE
5
N
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
E
5
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:48AM0.66m
10:33AM0.50m
2:14AM0.60m
1:05PM0.47m
2:33AM0.56m
Low Tide
5:20PM-0.05m
8:46AM0.49m
6:28PM0.07m
8:53AM0.38m
7:40PM0.20m
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:17
7:19
7:19
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
2
Temp °C
29
29
29
27
26
26
25
26
29
28
28
27
26
26
25
26
29
29
28
27
27
26
25
27
32
31
32
30
30
30
29
30
32
30
31
31
30
30
29
30
32
32
31
31
31
30
29
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
7
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.3
SE
6
1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
Energy kJ
134
122
97
119
94
94
122
143
127
130
118
134
91
143
147
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.4
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
Energy kJ
189
156
189
181
208
159
237
196
191
91
116
166
196
264
243
250
250
118
147
195
215
158
294
302
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
696
696
696
563
273
243
0
0
304
782
557
557
0
0
0
0
0
1036
782
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Haiti - South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Haiti
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Jacmel surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest