Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
29.9°C
1.1° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 7PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
109
109
103
96
112
68
51
52
44
58
58
49
51
43
34
34
34
33
32
32
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
E
0
NE
5
N
5
N
5
S
10
S
5
SE
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
N
5
NE
0
NE
5
S
10
S
5
SSE
0
NNE
5
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:57PM0.77m
4:34PM0.76m
4:29PM0.74m
Low Tide
6:50AM0.21m
7:51AM0.24m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:43
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6:25
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6:25
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6:24
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1
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1
1
Temp °C
29
29
29
27
27
26
25
26
30
30
28
26
26
26
26
26
29
30
28
26
26
Feels °C
32
31
32
30
32
31
28
29
33
33
32
30
31
30
30
31
33
33
32
31
30
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