Surf Forecasts:
Jacks Hole surf forecast from 20 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period, NNE swell with 31 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 0.7m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jacks Hole over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey, Rusty here. I’ve been staring at the charts for Jacks Hole and, honestly, there’s nothing to get excited about. The entire 16-day window – from Monday 20 July right through to Tuesday 4 August – is a total flat spell. No surf on offer, not a single session worth paddling out for.
The first few days barely show a pulse. On Monday 20 July afternoon, the swell is 0.1m from the south with a 18-second period, but the combined energy is a measly 12 (weak) and the wind is cross-on at 20 km/h, so it’s choppy and messy. Tuesday 21 July morning is a bit bigger at 0.4m but from the north-northeast, period only 5 seconds, energy 7 – still poor. The pattern just repeats: tiny heights, short periods, and cross‑onshore or cross winds. The only half‑decent window is around Wednesday 22 July afternoon, when we see 0.7m from the north-northeast, period 6 seconds, energy 31 – still weak. But the wind is cross‑on from the northeast at 20 km/h, so it’s choppy. Not worth the drive.
Water temperature is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – 17.2°C, anomaly +1.7°C – but that’s little comfort when there’s no waves.
The second week is even worse. From 25 July onward, the swell drops to zero for days at a time. Winds occasionally turn offshore or cross‑off, like on 26 July morning with a northwest breeze at 15 km/h and clean conditions, but there’s simply no swell to work with. The combined energy stays in the single digits or zero. By 29 July, we get a glassy morning with zero swell – pretty, but flat.
This is a reef break that’s usually fairly consistent, so this dry
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | S 18 | NNE 5 | S 16 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | S 15 | NE 5 | NE 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 3 | S 6 | N 3 | S 11 | NNW 2 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off |
High Tide | 5:00PM1.46m | 4:55AM1.73m | 5:49PM1.42m | 5:50AM1.58m | 6:42PM1.41m | 6:54AM1.47m | 7:42PM1.42m | 8:08AM1.42m | 8:45PM1.47m | 9:19AM1.44m | 9:42PM1.54m | 10:16AM1.48m | 10:30PM1.64m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:00PM0.45m | 10:51AM0.34m | 11:00PM0.56m | 11:49AM0.49m | 00:11AM0.64m | 12:55PM0.59m | 1:29AM0.65m | 2:00PM0.62m | 2:37AM0.61m | 2:57PM0.60m | 3:31AM0.53m | 3:44PM0.54m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
 | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | NE 4 | NE 8 | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 14 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | NE 6 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | S 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | NNE 5 | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | — | NE 5 | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | SW 3 | — | N 3 | — | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 7 | — | 7 | 14 | 31 | 15 | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 587 | 250 | 248 | 317 | 159 | 250 | 277 | 250 | 271 | 315 | 247 | 233 | 255 | 257 | 257 | 657 | 517 | 319 | 517 | 517 |
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