Surf Forecasts:
Jacks Hole surf forecast from 14 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 18 Nov, 3PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 17 Nov, 3AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, S swell with 1,041 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 15 Nov, 9AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Jacks Hole this week:
The surf forecast for Jacks Hole over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 15) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 1.2m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Jacks Hole in the next 16 days are 3.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 17) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 6s period and expected on Friday (Nov 20) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Sun 15th Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 3PM (Wed 18th Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Tue 17th Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jacks Hole over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 3°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 7 | S 8 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 9 | ENE 6 | SSE 16 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 133 | 221 | 161 | 32 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 844 | 111 | 604 | 492 | 254 | 881 | 399 | 242 | 74 | 171 | 84 | 65 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:58AM1.37m | 2:57PM1.60m | 3:55AM1.31m | 3:55PM1.57m | 4:54AM1.29m | 4:50PM1.55m | 5:52AM1.31m | 5:43PM1.56m | 6:46AM1.37m | 6:33PM1.58m | 7:36AM1.46m | 7:22PM1.62m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54PM0.44m | 7:54AM0.62m | 8:46PM0.52m | 8:40AM0.68m | 9:46PM0.56m | 9:36AM0.72m | 10:53PM0.54m | 10:44AM0.74m | 11:55PM0.47m | 11:54AM0.70m | 00:47AM0.37m | 12:54PM0.61m | 1:32AM0.26m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
 | 4:30 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:27 | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | 4:23 | — | — | 4:22 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | -3 | 2 | -1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 6 | S 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | — | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 100 | 32 | 75 | 8 | 2 | — | 111 | 305 | 308 | 254 | 881 | 216 | 96 | 49 | 59 | 43 | 65 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 4 | S 7 | S 9 | NNE 5 | — | ESE 6 | NE 6 | — | S 18 | — | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 5 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 26 | 4 | — | 12 | 1 | — | 167 | — | 399 | 242 | 74 | 50 | 84 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | S 12 | — | — | SSE 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 70 | — | — | 46 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | N 4 | NW 4 | — | SSE 9 | SE 7 | WSW 4 | SSW 11 | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 133 | 221 | 161 | 33 | 17 | — | 26 | 844 | 24 | 604 | 492 | — | 346 | 346 | — | — | 171 | 351 | 176 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 294 | 219 | 0 | 200 | 113 | 112 | 142 | 573 | 274 | 257 | 227 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 219 |
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