Jacmel Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
29.6°C
0.8° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 7PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (28 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
7
1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
0.8
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
86
124
187
160
170
159
154
175
54
86
145
145
154
138
63
65
44
154
73
65
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
0
SSE
5
N
0
E
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NW
0
WNW
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
0
WSW
5
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:06PM0.62m
7:30AM0.61m
8:15PM0.61m
8:42AM0.61m
8:17PM0.60m
Low Tide
1:06PM0.15m
1:31AM0.36m
1:38PM0.24m
2:07AM0.27m
2:13PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:06
7:06
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
30
31
30
28
27
27
27
28
31
31
30
28
28
27
27
28
31
31
30
28
28
Feels °C
33
33
33
33
32
32
31
32
34
34
33
33
33
31
31
33
34
34
34
34
33
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