Surf Forecasts:
Jacks Hole surf forecast from 20 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, N swell with 66 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 1.0m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 26) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jacks Hole over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, let’s have a look at what we’ve got.
Well, I gotta be straight with you – this forecast run is a flat spell. We’re looking at Jacks Hole and, honestly, there’s no real surf to get excited about across the entire 16-day window. From Monday the 20th of July all the way through to Tuesday the 4th of August, the swell is basically a whisper. The records show nothing but “poor surf conditions” for every single session. It’s a long, quiet period.
The first few days, from the 20th to the 23rd of July, we see tiny bits of energy – little 0.3m to 0.7m pulses from the north, but it’s all cross-shore or cross-onshore winds with a gentle breeze. The combined swell energy is weak, barely registering (values like 1, 10, 16). That 0.7m on Wednesday morning the 22nd of July is the biggest of that first week, but even then, the wind is cross-shore and the period is short at 4 seconds, so it’ll be a messy, weak closeout at best.
After the 23rd, it gets even quieter. We get glassy conditions on Friday the 24th of July morning and afternoon, with a south swell of just 0.3 ft and a long period of 13 seconds, but the energy is basically zero (3). It’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride. Saturday the 25th of July has a gentile offshore wind, but no swell at all. There’s a couple of days around the 29th of July where it’s glassy again, but again, with hardly any wave height.
In the second week, from the 30th of July onward, it’s more of the same. A few glassy or offshore moments, but the swell remains non-existent. Even the best conditions – like the calm, glassy Thursday afternoon on the 30th of July with a tiny 1 ft from the NNE – won’t produce a wave worth paddling for.
So, the takeaway? This is a blank run for Jacks Hole. It’s a reef break that needs a decent south or north pulse to work, and we just don’t have it in this forecast. When you’ve got a run like this, the forecasts can always shift, but right now, there’s nothing on the table. I’d be giving the board a wax and taking a look at the kites if the wind picks up, because for pure paddle surfing, we’re out of luck.
Stay patient,
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NE 5 | S 18 | N 4 | S 16 | S 16 | N 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | S 15 | NNE 4 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | N 6 | S 11 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 66 | 3 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:00PM1.46m | 4:55AM1.73m | 5:49PM1.42m | 5:50AM1.58m | 6:42PM1.41m | 6:54AM1.47m | 7:42PM1.42m | 8:08AM1.42m | 8:45PM1.47m | 9:19AM1.44m | 9:42PM1.54m | 10:16AM1.48m | 10:30PM1.64m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00PM0.45m | 10:51AM0.34m | 11:00PM0.56m | 11:49AM0.49m | 00:11AM0.64m | 12:55PM0.59m | 1:29AM0.65m | 2:00PM0.62m | 2:37AM0.61m | 2:57PM0.60m | 3:31AM0.53m | 3:44PM0.54m | |||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | NE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | S 16 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | — | — | S 13 | SSE 3 | — | S 12 | S 4 | — | NNE 5 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 17 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | NE 6 | — | S 16 | NE 8 | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | — | S 7 | — | S 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | S 13 | — | S 13 | — | — | S 12 | — | S 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NE 5 | — | N 4 | — | N 3 | N 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | WSW 2 | SSW 3 | NNW 3 | N 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | — | 7 | — | 5 | 15 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 66 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 279 | 1064 | 279 | 248 | 317 | 159 | 159 | 277 | 381 | 274 | 1038 | 233 | 233 | 1888 | 257 | 658 | 1500 | 181 | 2 | 277 | 210 |
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