Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
30.2°C
1.3° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 3AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (30 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
82
92
154
181
170
154
135
168
102
128
222
229
243
204
180
105
124
124
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
N
5
N
5
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
N
5
ESE
5
N
0
NW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
E
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:18PM0.75m
12:15PM0.81m
5:55PM0.80m
2:36PM0.84m
5:20PM0.84m
Low Tide
2:43PM0.70m
3:07AM0.01m
3:20PM0.78m
4:07AM-0.02m
3:45PM0.84m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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1
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2
1
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1
1
2
Temp °C
30
28
27
27
26
27
30
30
29
28
27
27
26
27
30
30
29
28
27
Feels °C
33
33
32
32
30
31
34
33
33
33
31
31
30
32
33
32
32
32
31
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