Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
29.7°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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 8PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (12 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (12 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.3
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
224
134
183
284
268
157
131
96
94
167
139
135
144
73
51
85
45
42
52
60
44
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
N
10
SSE
10
S
5
SE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
10
S
20
SSE
15
ESE
5
N
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
9:43AM0.78m
5:45PM0.70m
10:53AM0.77m
4:46PM0.73m
12:21PM0.77m
4:24PM0.76m
Low Tide
2:33PM0.68m
2:12AM0.09m
3:01PM0.73m
2:55AM0.10m
2:53PM0.76m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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6:29
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1
2
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2
2
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Temp °C
30
30
29
27
26
26
26
27
30
30
29
27
27
26
26
27
30
29
28
27
26
Feels °C
33
32
32
30
30
29
29
30
32
32
32
30
30
28
28
30
32
30
30
31
29
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