Jacmel Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 12PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (22 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
298
145
145
236
268
237
196
173
163
123
180
102
94
113
113
91
185
191
211
115
143
189
189
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
N
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
SW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
0
SSE
5
E
5
SSE
5
N
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:33PM0.68m
7:33PM0.67m
7:30PM0.66m
Low Tide
9:37AM0.01m
10:24AM-0.00m
11:02AM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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>
7:12
7:10
7:09
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
26
27
31
31
31
28
27
27
27
28
30
30
29
28
27
27
26
27
30
30
30
28
27
Feels °C
29
30
33
33
34
33
31
31
31
32
33
33
33
34
32
32
31
32
32
32
33
33
32
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