Surf Forecasts:
Jacks Hole surf forecast from 27 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period, S swell with 52 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 Tuesday (Jul 28) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jacks Hole over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a hard look at what’s cookin’ for Jacks Hole over the next couple of weeks. I’ll be straight with you – this isn’t exactly gonna be a highlight reel.
The overall pattern is brutally quiet. We’re looking at a long stretch of days where the swell is tiny, and conditions are just not cooperating. The first record shows absolutely nothing happening on Monday, 27 July, with zero energy. The water’s sitting at 64°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s a bit of a weird one, a good 4° above the long-term average.
From the 27th of July all the way through to the 11th of August, every single entry is tagged as “poor surf conditions.” There’s a massive gap of almost two weeks with no real surf on offer. The only tiny flicker of life comes on Tuesday afternoon, 28 July, with a bump of 4ft from the S, but that’s a short period windswell of just 5 seconds, and the wind is a messy cross-off at 22 mph. The combined wave energy is a weak 52 – not enough to get excited about. The rest of the days are just ankle-biters: 0.3ft, 0.7ft, 1ft… you get the picture.
Thursday morning, 30 July, has a moment of clarity: 0.7ft from the S with a clean offshore wind from the W at 6 mph. But it’s so small it’s barely a ripple. The best window for a clean, glassy session is Monday afternoon, 03 August, when the wind goes dead calm, but unfortunately there’s zero swell.
Long range, the pattern doesn’t change. By Friday, 07 August, we get a glassy morning with a 0.3ft, 12-second groundswell, but the energy is almost nothing. The period is long, which would be nice if there was any size. There’s simply no standout day here. If you’re a kite surfer, the stronger cross-shore winds on 28 July and 06 August might look interesting, but for a paddle surfer, this is a bust.
There’s just nothing to recommend. The forecast is quiet, and the only thing consistent is the lack of waves. It’s one of those stretches where the ocean takes a nap. We’ll have to wait for the next system to get things moving.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | S 6 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 6 | — | S 4 | N 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 11:01AM1.53m | 11:11PM1.74m | 11:41AM1.57m | 11:49PM1.83m | 12:18PM1.59m | 00:24AM1.90m | 12:55PM1.59m | 00:59AM1.94m | 1:32PM1.57m | 1:33AM1.95m | 2:09PM1.54m | 2:05AM1.91m | 2:47PM1.51m | 2:38AM1.84m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:24PM0.46m | 4:57AM0.35m | 4:59PM0.38m | 5:34AM0.26m | 5:33PM0.31m | 6:10AM0.19m | 6:06PM0.26m | 6:44AM0.13m | 6:39PM0.23m | 7:18AM0.10m | 7:14PM0.23m | 7:53AM0.10m | 7:51PM0.26m | ||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | S 3 | — | S 4 | — | — | S 4 | N 4 | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | — | WSW 2 | — | NNW 4 | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 12 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 233 | 227 | 260 | 233 | 227 | 258 | 227 | 120 | 278 | 272 | 556 | 247 | 588 | 247 | 535 | 413 | 247 | 230 | 227 | 227 |
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