Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
30.3°C
1.4° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 3PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
19
23
38
47
54
56
39
26
39
49
83
64
82
80
159
178
175
180
79
118
178
173
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
N
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
N
5
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SE
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:15AM0.78m
6:33PM0.71m
10:36AM0.80m
6:18PM0.75m
12:15PM0.81m
5:55PM0.80m
Low Tide
2:03PM0.61m
2:15AM0.06m
2:43PM0.70m
3:07AM0.01m
3:20PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:39
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6:40
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6:39
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6:38
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1
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Temp °C
26
27
30
30
29
28
27
27
27
27
30
30
30
28
27
27
26
27
30
30
29
28
28
Feels °C
30
31
33
34
33
32
31
31
31
31
34
33
34
33
32
32
30
31
34
33
33
33
33
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