Jacks Hole Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and settle in. I’ve been staring at the charts, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough run ahead. The setup at Jacks Hole is looking pretty grim for the next couple of weeks. This is a reef break for advanced surfers, and while it’s fairly consistent, the swell window just isn’t cooperating. We’ve got a long dry spell on our hands.

For the first few days, honestly, it’s dead. The combined swell energy is tiny – we’re seeing numbers like 22 and even as low as 3 (22) – and those are weak readings. You’ll see some S swell pushing in, but it’s mostly short-period junk around 5 to 6 seconds, and the heights are barely a ripple. Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th have some offshore wind from the WSW, which is a good sign for clean conditions, but with waves only around 1ft to 2ft, it’s just not worth the paddle.

Then we get a little bump of energy on Sunday the 6th. The combined energy jumps to 73 and 91 (moderate energy), with the swell hitting 4ft from the S. That’s the biggest we see. But the wind is a problem – it’s a cross-shore from the S, gusting 25-30 km/h (16-19 mph), so it’s going to be choppy and lumpy. For a reef, that’s messy. It’s a pass from me.

After that, we slide right back into the ditch. From Monday the 7th all the way through to the end of the forecast on the 18th of September, it’s mostly zeros. The combined energy is practically nothing – 3s and 4s and 0s – with long lulls and hardly any swell. We get a few glassy moments on the 12th and 14th, but with a 0.3ft swell, you’re just floating. There’s a subtle hump on the 11th with 2ft S swell and a clean cross-off wind from the NNW, but the energy is still weak (24). It’s a tiny window, and the period is short (6 seconds), so it won’t have any power.

The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing weird to report.

Honestly, the standout here is that there are no true standouts. The best chance if you’re desperate is that brief moment on Thursday the 11th or Friday the 12th when the wind goes glassy or clean, but you’re gambling on tiny, weak surf. With such poor quality across the board and strong wind on the bigger days, this setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. It’s a blank run, and it’s pretty normal for this area when the swell window shuts down. Forecasts can change, but right now? Leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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