Jacmel Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
29.8°C
0.9° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 12AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
127
137
155
145
163
154
77
150
99
124
189
91
91
139
194
139
164
192
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
NNE
0
NNE
0
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
S
10
S
10
S
0
SE
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:15PM0.68m
5:36PM0.72m
5:51PM0.75m
Low Tide
3:22PM0.66m
4:27AM0.12m
5:29AM0.13m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:52
6:51
6:51
 mm
1
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
30
28
28
27
26
27
31
31
30
28
27
27
27
28
31
31
30
28
27
Feels °C
34
32
33
32
29
30
34
34
33
33
31
31
31
32
34
33
33
32
31
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