Jacmel Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 9AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (08 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (08 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
2
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
111
104
40
66
100
116
98
205
227
266
156
203
237
260
418
347
314
294
264
236
169
248
228
Wind (km/h)
5
E
0
NE
5
NE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
0
NE
5
E
5
ESE
0
E
10
SSE
20
SE
10
SSE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross
glassy
High Tide
3:05AM0.69m
6:53PM0.70m
4:36AM0.69m
7:05PM0.67m
5:54AM0.70m
7:18PM0.64m
Low Tide
11:43PM0.65m
11:11AM-0.04m
11:52PM0.55m
12:00PM0.04m
00:19AM0.45m
12:44PM0.15m
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:58
6:57
6:57
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
27
27
28
30
30
29
28
28
27
27
27
30
31
31
28
27
27
27
28
31
31
30
28
28
Feels °C
31
32
33
33
33
32
33
34
32
31
32
33
33
34
33
31
32
32
32
34
34
33
33
33
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