Surf Forecasts:
Jacks Hole surf forecast from 9 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, SSW swell with 165 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 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jacks Hole over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get this straight. It’s flat. Proper flat. The kind of flat that makes you question your life choices. For the next two weeks and change, Jacks Hole is offering up nothing but dribble and whitewash. We’re talking about a serious dry spell here, so don’t get your hopes up for any heroics.
Looking at the whole picture, there’s just no energy in the water. The swell is consistently tiny, the periods are all over the place, and the wind is mostly cross-off or just messy. Don’t expect any of those magic days where it all lines up. The one tiny blip I see is Thursday the 24th, and even that’s a stretch, with a clean 2 to 3 ft of slop. Honestly, you’d be better off finding a lake or taking up golf.
The only name in the game is Jacks Hole, a reef break that needs swell to do anything. And it’s just not getting any. This spot is ‘fairly consistent’ on a good run, but this isn’t a good run. This is a full-on drought. The water temp is 63°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least you won’t freeze while you’re sitting there staring at nothing.
So, here's the breakdown. It's flat from now until at least the 24th. That's the gap. This is a blank run, plain and simple. The conditions are so poor that even the wind, which is mostly offshore and clean, is a tease. It's like a beautiful empty parking lot with no car to drive. For what it's worth, there'll be a few tiny, weak waves with long periods on the 23rd and 24th. The 24th morning has light winds, and the afternoon picks up a bit to 3 ft. But that’s it. If you're an expert and just need a paddle, maybe. But for the rest of us, it’s a hard pass. This kind of dead spell is more normal for the area than you'd hope. Forecasts can change though, and I'll be here when it does.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Fri morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 3 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 13 | S 4 | S 4 | S 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 11 |
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 kJ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:55PM2.02m | 11:41AM1.76m | 11:37PM2.09m | 12:20PM1.77m | 00:16AM2.11m | 12:57PM1.75m | 00:54AM2.06m | 1:30PM1.72m | 1:31AM1.97m | 2:01PM1.67m | 2:10AM1.84m | 2:30PM1.61m | 2:52AM1.69m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:39AM-0.10m | 4:44PM0.13m | 5:22AM-0.18m | 5:26PM0.06m | 6:02AM-0.18m | 6:06PM0.04m | 6:41AM-0.11m | 6:47PM0.06m | 7:19AM0.02m | 7:27PM0.13m | 7:56AM0.19m | 8:09PM0.24m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 5 | SSE 5 | NNE 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 68 | 24 | 10 | — | — | — | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 4 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | NE 4 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 12 | SSE 4 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 5 | SSW 6 | W 2 | — | S 6 | S 4 | S 6 | WSW 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 104 | 165 | 1 | — | 6 | 38 | 64 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 33 | 52 | — | 1 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 181 | 284 | 491 | 103 | 113 | 103 | 261 | 257 | 275 | 90 | 156 | 123 | 187 | 233 | 257 | 187 | 187 | 192 | 200 |
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