Jacmel, Haiti

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About Jacmel

Jacmel is a town in Sud-Est, Haiti. From Jacmel you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Jacmel, a surf spot 1.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 17 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is PAP, 46 km away.

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Staying in Jacmel

  • 17 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: PAP, 46 km, CYA, 132 km, BRX, 150 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Jacmel.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Jacmel: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Jacmel1.7 kmabout 5 min by car2 ft22 kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, too small2 ft16 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore, too small2 ft10 kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, too small2 ft16 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, too small3 ft22 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, too small3 ft34 kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots, too small3 ft32 kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, too small
All readings for Jacmel: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Jacmel, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct13, too small2 ft5 shollow22kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots31°C
Tue 20Oct11, too small2 ft5 shollow16kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore31°C
Wed 21Oct8, too small2 ft4 shollow10kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots30°C
Thu 22Oct10, too small2 ft4 shollow16kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots29°C
Fri 23Oct13, too small3 ft4 shollow22kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots26°C
Sat 24Oct18, too small3 ft4 shollow34kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots25°C
Sun 25Oct16, too small3 ft5 shollow32kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots25°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Jacmel, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).