Jacks Hole Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, I’ve got to be straight with you – this is a grim run. We’re looking at Jacks Hole and the forecast is dead flat for the first week. There’s nothing to get excited about. From Tuesday 21 July right through to the end of the month, the swell is tiny, mostly under 2ft, and the period is short and weak. The combined energy barely registers (6) on Tuesday morning, and it just gets worse. The wind is mostly cross or cross-on, and the water is a touch warmer than normal at 63°, about 3° above average for this time of year – nothing crazy, just a bit of a warm patch.

There’s a small window I’ll point out, but it’s not for the faint-hearted. On Thursday 24 July, the morning goes glassy with a light SE breeze, but the swell is laughable – 0.3ft from the south with a 13-second period. That’s a long-period groundswell, but with zero height, it’s not doing anything. The energy is only 3. You’d be chasing puddles.

Then Saturday 25 July, the wind turns offshore from the west, but again, the swell is 0.3ft. Clean, but flat. The energy is still 3. It’s like a pond with a ripple.

We get a bit of a bump right at the end of the run. On Saturday 1 August, the morning shows a 2ft NNE swell with a 4-second period – that’s short-period windswell, weak and messy. The energy climbs to 16, but the wind is cross-shore, so it’s choppy. By Sunday 2 August, the wind is howling at 19 mph from the NE, cross-on, and the swell is 2ft from the east. The energy hits 23, but it’s lumpy and ugly. Then Monday 3 August, the morning goes glassy with a 2ft SE swell, period 4 seconds, energy 20 – that’s the best of the lot, but it’s still small, short-period, and the break is a reef that needs south swell. This is not a standout by any stretch.

The truth is, there’s no standout session here. The whole 16-day window is a bust. For a reef break like Jacks Hole, we need a proper south groundswell with some size, but we’re getting nothing but tiny windswell and flat spells. If you’re a kite surfer, those windy afternoons might be your thing, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a long wait. The good news is, conditions are so flat that anything can change – forecasts can flip, and this spot has had better days. But right now, I’d say leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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