Surf Forecasts:
Jacks Hole surf forecast from 30 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, NE swell with 148 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Jacks Hole this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Jacks Hole in the next 16 days are 1.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jacks Hole over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s just get this out of the way: the next two weeks are flat. There’s no sugar-coating it, mate. I’m looking at the charts for Jacks Hole, and it’s a real desert out there. You’ve got a solid 16-day window, but don’t expect to get wet unless you’re just keen for a float.
Right from the start, Thursday the 30th of July, we’re looking at a tiny 0.3ft swell from the south. The combined energy is a measly 4, so basically nothing. The water is sitting at 64°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year—a solid 4° above average—but that’s about the only standout. The morning is glassy with a light cross-off wind, but with no wave size, it’s just a pretty view.
We roll into Friday the 31st, and it’s more of the same. A 0.7ft swell from the south, with a period of 3 seconds—that’s just wind chop. The energy is a 1. The wind is light and cross-off, so it’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride. Saturday the 1st of August starts with a glassy morning, but again, zero swell. Afternoon gets a bit of a bump to 1ft from the SSE, but the wind swings onshore and choppy.
From Sunday the 2nd right through to the end of the forecast on Friday the 14th of August, the story doesn’t change. We see a few pulses of swell, like a 4ft northeast swell on Tuesday the 4th of August, with energy climbing to 89 (moderate), but the wind is cross and cross-onshore, creating a lumpy, messy surface. The break is a reef, so it can handle some direction, but the quality is poor. The longer period swells (12-13 seconds) that show up on the 10th and 11th are barely 0.3ft, so that long period just means you’ll be waiting forever for a wave that never comes. The best you’ll get is a clean surface with no swell.
Honestly, there’s no standout here. Not a single day worth paddling out. If you’re a kite surfer, you might find some interest in the stronger winds on the 3rd and 4th of August, but for a paddle surfer, this is a total write-off. The forecasts can change, but for now, it’s a long, flat run.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 6 | S 3 | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 4 | — | — | S 10 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | S 8 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 89 | 51 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:55PM1.59m | 00:59AM1.94m | 1:32PM1.57m | 1:33AM1.95m | 2:09PM1.54m | 2:05AM1.91m | 2:47PM1.51m | 2:38AM1.84m | 3:26PM1.48m | 3:11AM1.76m | 4:09PM1.44m | 3:52AM1.67m | 4:59PM1.41m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM0.26m | 6:44AM0.13m | 6:39PM0.23m | 7:18AM0.10m | 7:14PM0.23m | 7:53AM0.10m | 7:51PM0.26m | 8:31AM0.12m | 8:31PM0.33m | 9:11AM0.19m | 9:16PM0.41m | 9:58AM0.28m | 10:09PM0.50m | ||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | S 15 | — | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 2 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSW 4 | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 24 | 307 | 89 | 51 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 632 | 556 | 255 | 277 | 516 | 247 | 284 | 306 | 222 | 227 | 214 | 112 | 112 | 198 | 156 | 226 | 263 | 125 | 248 | 250 | 230 |
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