Jacks Hole Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again, same deal, just in feet and inches. This whole 16-day window is a rough one – a long, blank run of tiny, weak waves and poor surf, with no real options to get stoked on.

Jacks Hole is a reef break for advanced surfers only, and it’s fairly consistent for swell exposure, but the forecast just doesn’t deliver. From the start, Saturday the 29th of August, it’s all poor surf. The water is about 63°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

First few days are a wash. Saturday the 29th morning shows a tiny 1ft SSE swell with a short 6-second period and weak energy (19), and it’s raining. That afternoon bumps to 2ft, but still weak (48) and messy. Sunday the 30th is a bit cleaner with a S swell at 1ft to 2ft, but the wind is blowing hard from the SSW at 12 to 15 mph, with a risk of thunderstorms. The combined energy is around 24 – barely a ripple.

Monday the 31st of August has a light offshore wind from the W at 9 mph in the afternoon, but the swell is only 0.7ft with a 7-second period and energy of 4. Not surfable. Tuesday the 1st of September is even worse – 0.3ft, energy of 1, and strong SW winds. Wednesday the 2nd shows a long-period 16-second S swell, but it’s only 0.3ft, so it’s a ghost swell – all period, no height. Energy is 5.

Thursday the 3rd of September offers a clean, offshore wind from the WSW at 15 mph, with a 1ft S swell and a 5-second period, but the energy is only 11. Pretty, but pathetic. Friday the 4th sees a fresh offshore WNW wind at 22 mph, but the swell is 0.3ft with a 15-second period – again, long period, no height. Energy is 4.

The next few days are a tease. Saturday the 5th of September afternoon has a 3ft S swell, but the period is only 4 seconds and the wind is strong at 22 mph from the SSW. Energy is 27 – still weak. Then, on Sunday the 6th of September, we get the biggest bump: a 5ft S swell in the morning, with a 6-second period and moderate combined energy of 170. That’s the most energy we’ll see, but it’s still short-period, wind-swell, and the wind is cross-off from the SSW at 15 mph. The waves will be lumpy and weak. The afternoon drops to 4ft and 118 energy. It’s not clean, not powerful, and 5ft is too big for beginners, but it’s not pumping either.

After that, it’s back to nothing. Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th of September are tiny – 0.3ft to 0.7ft, with some glassy conditions on the 8th afternoon, but the swell is dead. Wednesday the 9th has a weird 2ft NNE swell with a 6-second period and energy of 27, but it’s cross-shore and messy. Then from Thursday the 10th of September right through to Sunday the 13th, we’ve got flat spells of zero combined energy, just offshore winds and clean conditions but no waves at all.

The standout? There isn’t one. The best you could say is Sunday the 6th of September morning, with that 5ft S swell and 170 energy, but it’s short-period and the wind is average. It’s a weak, poor-quality option. Everything else is tiny, weak, or flat. This is one of those stretches where you’re better off checking the forecasts again in a few days – things can change, but right now, it’s a real dud.

Rusty.

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