Jacmel Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
29.6°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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 3PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (25 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
240
247
127
156
195
195
274
237
130
206
97
156
226
233
218
321
309
235
134
84
183
135
Wind (km/h)
5
E
0
ENE
5
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
0
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
S
15
S
10
S
0
ESE
0
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:15AM0.62m
7:35PM0.66m
4:23AM0.62m
7:44PM0.65m
5:24AM0.62m
7:55PM0.64m
Low Tide
11:34AM0.01m
00:20AM0.57m
12:05PM0.04m
00:35AM0.51m
12:35PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:08
7:07
 mm
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
31
31
30
28
28
27
27
27
31
31
30
28
27
27
26
27
31
31
30
28
28
Feels °C
32
32
35
33
33
33
34
32
32
31
33
34
34
34
31
33
31
31
35
33
34
33
33
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