Surf Forecasts:
Jacks Hole surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period, S swell with 62 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 1.1m 5s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 03) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jacks Hole over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let me take a look at what's cookin' for the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, looking at the full 16-day stretch, it's a pretty bleak picture for a proper paddle session at Jacks Hole. We've got a solid run of poor surf conditions across the board. The first real week is a total write-off with tiny, weak swells and messy winds. There's a glimmer on Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th, but even then the energy is too low to get excited about. After that, it's back to flatness and onshore junk.
The best on offer is a tough call, but I'd give the nod to Friday morning, September 11th. We get a whisper of a swell at `3ft` from the south, with a period of `7 seconds`. The big draw here is the wind: it's glassy – a dead calm `N` wind at `0 mph`. That’s a rare treat. The combined swell energy is a weak `60`, so it'll be small and weak, but it'll be clean and smooth. It's really a longboard or a funboard kind of day, just to get wet in a pretty lineup. The water temp is about average for this time of year.
Thursday afternoon, September 10th is a close second. We've got a slightly bigger reading at `4ft` from the SSE, but again, weak energy (`57`). The wind is a gentle offshore from the west at `9 mph`, so the faces will be clean. The period is a short `5 seconds`, meaning it'll be a bit bumpy and disorganized.
For the rest of the window, you're looking at a whole lot of nothing. From the start right through to the 9th, it's tiny, weak, and blown out. Then after the 11th, it fades back into flatness with cross and onshore winds. There's nothing here for a kite surfer either, as the swell is just too small to generate any power. We're looking at a blank run of about two weeks, which is a bummer, but it happens.
I'd say sit this one out, or if you're desperate, bring the biggest floaty board you've got for that glassy Friday morning.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 16 | S 5 | S 5 | S 15 | S 6 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 1 | 5 | 62 | 45 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 53 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:45PM1.57m | 2:43AM1.76m | 3:27PM1.51m | 3:36AM1.64m | 4:23PM1.45m | 4:54AM1.54m | 5:38PM1.43m | 6:25AM1.48m | 7:00PM1.47m | 7:52AM1.50m | 8:15PM1.58m | 9:06AM1.57m | 9:17PM1.73m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00AM0.07m | 8:08PM0.23m | 8:42AM0.19m | 8:55PM0.32m | 9:30AM0.34m | 9:50PM0.42m | 10:28AM0.49m | 10:59PM0.51m | 11:41AM0.59m | 00:25AM0.51m | 1:03PM0.59m | 1:51AM0.40m | 2:15PM0.50m | 2:58AM0.22m | |||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 2 | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | S 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 45 | 39 | 21 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 19 | 53 | 34 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 271 | 260 | 219 | 227 | 229 | 260 | 273 | 260 | 103 | 517 | 516 | 226 | 204 | 226 | 156 | 229 | 234 | 189 | 166 | 160 | 133 |
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