Surf Forecasts:
Jacks Hole surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period, S swell with 97 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 1.3m 5s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) 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 0.9m 5s period and expected on Monday (Sep 07) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sun 6th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jacks Hole over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is a tough one to call. Honestly, looking at the next 16 days for Jacks Hole, it’s a real struggle. For the first week and a half, there’s nothing doing. We’re looking at a long, bleak stretch of flatness or tiny, weak waves that just aren’t worth paddling out for. The water is sitting at 63°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, but that’s about the only highlight.
The first couple of days, Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th, are a non-starter. You’ve got a fleeting pulse of swell on the Sunday morning hitting 4 ft, but it’s coming from the south with a shocking 5-second period – that’s just wind-slop, not a wave you can ride. The wind is a fresh cross-shore, making it lumpy. By the afternoon, the swell bumps up to 4 ft, but the period is still a miserable 5 seconds, so it’s just a messy, low-energy shorebreak. The combined energy reading is only 97 (moderate), but it’s useless.
After that, it’s all downhill. From Monday the 7th right through to the end of the second week, the surf is effectively non-existent. We’re talking about days with zero feet of swell, or at best a tiny 0.3 ft – 2 ft of slop with combined energy figures in the single digits. It’s a ghost town out there. You get a few days with clean offshore winds, like Tuesday the 8th and Thursday the 10th, but there’s nothing to blow into shape. The wind is just whistling over a flat ocean.
There is one tiny, very distant flicker of life. On the morning of Saturday the 19th, we see a 0.3 ft swell with a 16-second period. That’s a very long period groundswell, but with only 0.3 ft of height, it’s a whisper. The combined energy is only 5 (weak). The wind is a gentle cross-onshore, so it’s not even clean. That’s the only pulse of swell in the entire 16 days, and it’s a bust.
Honestly, for a reef break that needs a decent push of south swell, this is a total blank run. If you’re a kite surfer, you might find something to do with the consistent offshore winds later in the second week, but for paddle surfing, it’s a write-off. There’s no standout. The best advice is to wait for the next forecast update.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 4 | S 11 | SW 4 | N 5 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 19 | 53 | 97 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:00PM1.47m | 7:52AM1.50m | 8:15PM1.58m | 9:06AM1.57m | 9:17PM1.73m | 10:06AM1.65m | 10:10PM1.89m | 10:56AM1.72m | 10:55PM2.02m | 11:41AM1.76m | 11:37PM2.09m | 12:20PM1.77m | 00:16AM2.11m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41AM0.59m | 00:25AM0.51m | 1:03PM0.59m | 1:51AM0.40m | 2:15PM0.50m | 2:58AM0.22m | 3:12PM0.38m | 3:52AM0.04m | 4:00PM0.24m | 4:39AM-0.10m | 4:44PM0.13m | 5:22AM-0.18m | 5:26PM0.06m | ||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 5 | S 14 | S 13 | S 8 | S 11 | S 4 | — | — | N 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | S 12 | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | SSW 4 | S 6 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 19 | 53 | 97 | — | 9 | 38 | 21 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | 3 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 219 | 187 | 413 | 304 | 120 | 406 | 517 | 162 | 181 | 516 | 166 | 226 | 227 | 255 | 181 | 319 | 381 | 517 | 517 | 164 |
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The above surf forecast table for Jacks Hole provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Jacks Hole can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Jacks Hole surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Jacks Hole) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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