Is it worth the trip?
26Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 3 ft swell at 5 s
Mon 2 · 48 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 28kJ
- Wind
- SSE 4 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Tue 3 · 40 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 shollow
- Energy
- 20kJ
- Wind
- N 4 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 1 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft15 s
- Energy
- 0kJ
- Wind
- NNE 3 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 25 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 11kJ
- Wind
- W 1 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 6kJ
- Wind
- NNW 5 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- NNE 4 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 shollow
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- SE 2 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 157, fair
- Mon 248, fair
- Tue 340, too small
- Wed 41, too small
- Thu 525, too small
- Fri 616, too small
- Sat 77, too small
- Sun 86, too small
- Mon 923, too small
- Tue 1034, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
Jacmel does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 57, fair | 3 ft5 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 41kJ | wind from the north, 3 knots | 30°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 48, fair | 3 ft5 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 28kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots | 28°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 40, too small | 2 ft4 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 20kJ | wind from the north, 4 knots | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 1, too small | under 1 ft15 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 0kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 25, too small | 2 ft5 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | wind from the west, 1 knot | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 16, too small | 1 ft5 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 6kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft5 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft3 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the south-east, 2 knots | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 23, too small | 2 ft4 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 8kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 34, too small | 2 ft4 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 19kJ | wind from the south, 0 knots | 29°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 05:54 −0.1 mLow 07:16 −0.1 mHigh 15:53 +0.2 mLow 23:47 −0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 06:16 +0.0 mLow 09:14 −0.0 mHigh 16:43 +0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 00:01 −0.1 mHigh 06:51 +0.1 mLow 10:53 +0.0 mHigh 17:30 +0.1 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Jacmel
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (143°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (323°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 10). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 27°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Jacmel, 1.7 km away (about 5 min by car).
Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$864–US$1,580 each
about US$864–US$1,580 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to CAP, estimated from distance and season, changing at MIA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$255–US$523 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$100–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$328 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$864–US$1,580 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Jacmel
3 min by car · 17 places to stay
About Jacmel its beds, food and every spot near it
Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 14h 20m
About 14h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → CAP, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA), then 3h 15m by road
Flights MDW → CAP on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.