Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.22° N 72.54° W

Jacmel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacmel sea temperature is
29.7°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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacmel at 1PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (12 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
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)
1
2
1
0
0
1
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
236
230
134
183
216
284
235
131
128
176
127
82
149
144
75
85
78
71
68
46
111
106
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NNE
5
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
NE
10
N
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
9:43AM0.78m
5:45PM0.70m
10:53AM0.77m
4:46PM0.73m
12:21PM0.77m
4:24PM0.76m
Low Tide
2:33PM0.68m
2:12AM0.09m
3:01PM0.73m
2:55AM0.10m
2:53PM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
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thunderstorm
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6:41
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6:43
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6:43
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6:30
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6:29
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6:28
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1
2
2
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1
1
1
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1
3
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Temp °C
26
26
30
30
29
27
26
26
26
27
30
30
29
27
26
26
26
27
30
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
30
33
31
32
31
29
28
28
30
32
31
33
30
29
29
29
30
32
31
31
31
31
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