Surf Forecasts:
Jacks Hole surf forecast from 2 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 3 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period, S swell with 11 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 0.5m 5s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Friday (Jul 03) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jacks Hole over the next 16 days.
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Alright, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you. Jacks Hole is our only option on the table, and to be honest, it's a tough stretch ahead. We're looking at a solid run of poor surf conditions with no real standouts to speak of right through the 16-day window. The waves just aren't showing up with any meaningful height, and the energy is weak to non-existent for most of the period.
The water temp is sitting at 61°, a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, which is about all we have going for us.
Kicking off on Thursday the 2nd, we've got a tiny 0.7ft south swell with a short 5-second period. Combined energy is a measly (2). It's clean with light east winds, but honestly, it's barely a ripple. Friday the 3rd is a flat morning, and the afternoon only manages 1ft of short-period slop from the south with a cross-off wind. The energy is still pitiful (3). The weekend doesn't offer any relief. Saturday the 4th has clean, offshore winds from the west, but the swell is a pathetic 0.7ft (1). Sunday the 5th sees a weird, tiny 0.3ft pulse with a very long 15-second period (4), which would be interesting elsewhere, but here it's just not enough.
The entire first week is a washout. We go through Monday the 6th, Tuesday the 7th, Wednesday the 8th, and Thursday the 9th with no waves or absolute knee-high dribble. The combined swell energy never cracks double digits. Most days see either flat surf or 0.3ft to 0.7ft. There's a brief moment on Thursday the 16th morning when it goes glassy with a tiny 1ft north-northwest pulse, but the energy is still only (13) and the period is short at 4 seconds. It's clean but tiny.
Even the second week doesn't get the heart pumping. A few pulses of 1ft and 2ft show up around the 11th and 12th, but they're coming from the north-northeast with puny 3 to 4-second periods. The winds are mostly cross or onshore, not doing any favors. On Tuesday the 14th, we get a very long 18-second period south groundswell, but it's only 0.3ft, so it's all show and no go.
Honestly, for this stretch, if you absolutely have to get wet, you're looking at a flat, clean lake most days. With the swell this small and the quality consistently ranked poor, this setup is far more interesting for a kite surfer with a light wind foil than for a paddle surfer. There's just no swell to work with.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 15 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SSW 2 | — | S 13 | S 11 | — |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:03AM1.86m | 2:41PM1.48m | 2:40AM1.83m | 3:23PM1.43m | 3:17AM1.79m | 4:06PM1.40m | 3:54AM1.72m | 4:53PM1.38m | 4:33AM1.66m | 5:43PM1.38m | 5:19AM1.61m | 6:37PM1.41m | 6:18AM1.58m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05PM0.34m | 7:46AM0.23m | 7:40PM0.35m | 8:24AM0.24m | 8:17PM0.38m | 9:03AM0.25m | 8:58PM0.43m | 9:46AM0.27m | 9:44PM0.50m | 10:34AM0.29m | 10:38PM0.57m | 11:29AM0.33m | 11:42PM0.61m | 12:32PM0.35m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 |
 | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:49 | 9:47 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | S 4 | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | S 15 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 5 | S 3 | — | SSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 164 | 164 | 255 | 257 | 273 | 306 | 192 | 255 | 260 | 227 | 233 | 260 | 226 | 233 | 282 | 219 | 219 | 227 | 219 | 219 |
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