Jacmel Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
30.0°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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 11AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (12 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (12 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
211
188
97
123
259
155
143
311
174
137
125
322
186
200
302
164
187
213
187
121
164
230
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
N
5
NNW
10
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNW
0
N
10
S
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
8:15AM0.69m
7:39PM0.62m
9:27AM0.69m
7:43PM0.62m
10:46AM0.68m
7:29PM0.64m
Low Tide
2:04PM0.39m
2:10AM0.17m
2:40PM0.50m
2:51AM0.13m
3:11PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:54
6:53
6:52
 mm
1
1
2
4
2
Temp °C
26
27
31
31
30
28
28
27
26
27
30
31
30
28
27
27
26
27
30
30
29
27
27
Feels °C
30
31
34
34
34
33
33
32
31
31
32
33
33
32
31
31
30
31
33
32
31
29
32
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