Surf Forecasts:
Jacks Hole surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 19 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, S swell with 55 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 0.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 19) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Friday (Sep 18) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sat 19th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jacks Hole over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, I’ll be straight with you. I’ve combed through the outlook for Jacks Hole over the next 16 days, and there’s just nothing doing. This is a real flat spell – no surf worth talking about, just tiny waves and messy conditions all the way through.
It starts on Saturday the 12th with a little bump – about 4 ft from the SSW – but it’s a short-period windswell, only 6 seconds, and the wind is a nasty cross-off at 16 mph. The combined energy is weak. The water’s at 62°, a touch warmer than average for the time of year. It’s all a write-off from there.
Sunday the 13th morning is glassy, wind light from the NW, but with waves barely 1 ft from the south, there’s nothing to ride. The afternoon gets worse with a cross-on wind. Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th are the same story: tiny surf, clean but empty.
The whole first week is a letdown. A few moments on the 16th afternoon see a 0.3 ft southerly swell with a long 11-second period, but it’s so small you wouldn’t know it was there. Through the rest of the week and into the next, it’s the same – offshore winds on the 19th, but the waves are still 1 ft. The second week finally shows a little more energy on the 26th and 27th, with combined energy up to 25, but the swell is only about 2 ft and the period is short, 4 seconds. It’s not surfable.
Jacks Hole is generally a fairly consistent spot, so this kind of dead run is unusual. It doesn’t often stay this flat for long – forecasts can turn – but right now, there’s no reason to paddle out.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 12 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 11 | WNW 3 | S 11 | SW 3 | SSW 6 | W 2 | WSW 3 | S 13 | S 4 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 95 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:54AM2.06m | 1:30PM1.72m | 1:31AM1.97m | 2:01PM1.67m | 2:10AM1.84m | 2:30PM1.61m | 2:52AM1.69m | 3:04PM1.54m | 3:41AM1.54m | 3:50PM1.47m | 4:43AM1.42m | 4:55PM1.41m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM0.04m | 6:41AM-0.11m | 6:47PM0.06m | 7:19AM0.02m | 7:27PM0.13m | 7:56AM0.19m | 8:09PM0.24m | 8:35AM0.38m | 8:52PM0.38m | 9:16AM0.56m | 9:42PM0.53m | 10:06AM0.72m | 10:46PM0.66m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 22 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 4 | — | S 12 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | S 4 | — | — | S 13 | — | S 6 |
| kJ | 40 | 15 | 8 | 4 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | SW 3 | WNW 3 | W 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | S 4 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 95 | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 28 | 62 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 260 | 102 | 99 | 164 | 226 | 233 | 233 | 272 | 103 | 517 | 203 | 166 | 164 | 255 | 381 | 382 | 609 | 275 | 491 | 789 |
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