Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.92° N 6.04° W

Jacks Hole Surf Guide

Issued: 11 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacks Hole sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.3° 

Jacks Hole surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Jacks Hole Surf Guide

Jacks Hole in Wexford is a quite exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the west. Usually gets local windswells, but groundswells do happen and the ideal wave direction is from the south. Waves at the reef break both left and right. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of obstacles,.

Jacks Hole Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef2fairly consistent
13.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Jacks Hole:

The best conditions reported for surf at Jacks Hole occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

What's the best time of year to surf Jacks Hole (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter
The best time of year for surfing Jacks Hole with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter  and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 15% of the time in December while 12% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 73% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.
clean
15%
Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.
blown out
12%
Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).
too small
73%
Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Jacks Hole surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Jacks Hole is Dublin Airport (DUB) in Ireland, 58 km (36 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Jacks Hole is Waterford Airport (WAT), also in Ireland, 108 km (67 miles) away.

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Jacks Hole Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 06:56 Local Time
Tuesday 03
3AM6AM9AM12PM
Wave (m)
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period (s) 4 4 4 4
Wind (km/h)
20
20
20
25
Wind State cross-
on		 cross-
on		 cross-
on		 cross-
on

Tides at Jacks Hole

Current tide and informaton
For Cill Mhantain, 6 km from Jacks Hole.
Next High Water: 06:22pm | 1.75m
Tidal range Clock
Next Low Water: 11:18am | 0.62m
IS AT (local time)

Jacks Hole Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.9 °C) at Jacks Hole is fairly cool. Despite the sun, a windchill factor of (9.0 °C) means that surfers will need a good quality spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood. Some surfers would wear gloves and boots.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.
Current Temp*: 13.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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Ireland Sea TemperatureView Sea Temp Map

Swell History at Jacks Hole

Surf stats for Jacks Hole, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Jacks Hole

Wind stats for Jacks Hole, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Jacks Hole Reviews:

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Ratings
Based on 5 votes.
  • Overall:2.0
  • Quality on a good day:2.0
  • Consistency of Surf:1.8
  • Difficulty Level:2.8
  • Wind and Kite Surfing:1.0
  • Crowds:1.8
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Review
Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.
John Mc Cormack from Ireland
“It is probably as good as you can get for the East coast. I find the swell need to be at least a meter plus. Conditions tend to change very quickly as it gets more wind-swell than ground-swell. Normal ground-swell from the Irish sea is short lived and surf can come as quick as it can go, but if there is a strong system off the south coast pushing swell up the Irish sea, the swell can hold longer (RARE)
Although the site tags this spot as not crowded, I found it can be quite busy.
Caution! If not an intermediate level surfer or better, when there is considerable surf, it can be somewhat dumpy/punchy(if that can describe it)making it a little more difficult to paddle out. Currents can be strong,usually pushing north. For beginners,I would recommend the bigger flatter (No Rock) beaches just to the south that tend to have a longer, shallower walk out, with less channeled, more spread out waves.
Enjoy, and be safe :)
John.”

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