Jacks Hole Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Let me level with you, it's been a quiet stretch around Jacks Hole and honestly, it's looking like a bit of a flat spell for the foreseeable future. We're staring at a solid 16-day window, but the first week and a half is pretty much a write-off. The ocean's been flat, with swell readings barely registering—we're talking combined wave energy mostly at zero or single digits. That's about as weak as it gets. The good news? When there's nothing, it can't stay nothing forever, but you'll need patience.

Water temp is sitting at about 64°F with a 4°F anomaly, so it's a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, which is a nice bonus for any paddling you do.

Now, the first bit of anything that looks like a wave shows up around Saturday the 23rd of August, but don't get excited. That morning we see some short-period 5ft swell from the ENE with a period of just 5 seconds and combined energy hitting 114. The wind is a fresh cross-onshore at 19 mph, so it's lumpy and messy. Not a surfable morning unless you're after a washing machine session. By the afternoon, it's much the same—4ft from the NE, period still 5 seconds, energy at 100, and that fresh cross-onshore wind again. That combo is more suited to kite surfing than paddle surfing. The setup is a reef break, and with that kind of bumpy wind and weak short-period swell, it just won't shape up.

Sunday the 24th isn't much better. We get 5ft from the NE in the morning, period 6 seconds, energy at 127, but the wind is a moderate cross-shore at 16 mph with cross-chop. Afternoon sees 4ft from the NNE, still 6 seconds, but energy drops to 85, and the wind freshens to 19 mph cross-shore. Still lumpy, still messy. The break's inconsistency is a factor here—Jacks Hole is a reef that rarely turns on, and this isn't the setup to change that.

After that, things fall away again. From Monday the 25th onward, we're back to tiny 0.3ft to 3ft leftovers, with combined energy dropping to 29 or lower. Wind improves at times—there are some clean cross-offshore periods with moderate breeze—but the swell just isn't there. The ocean is basically resting. No standout days. No hidden gems. Just a long gap of flatness.

Bottom line: if you're hoping for a wave in the next 16 days, you're going to be disappointed. The only energy we see is short-period, wind-affected junk that's not worth paddling out for. Jacks Hole is a reef that needs a proper swell from the south to fire, and that's just not happening in this window. Hang tight. Things can change fast.

Rusty.

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