Jacks Hole Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s cookin’ for Jacks Hole.

First off, I gotta be straight with ya—the next couple of weeks are lookin’ pretty grim for any kind of decent paddle session. We’ve got a real flat spell settin’ in. The first few days, from Friday the 14th right through to the end of the weekend, there’s just nothin’ doin’. Tiny little pulses of swell, barely a ripple, and the wave energy is almost non-existent, with combined swell energy values mostly in the single digits, like 2 or 3. It’s about as dead as it gets.

Now, you’ll see a few days mid-next week where that combined swell energy ticks up a notch—hittin’ 7 and 9 on Tuesday the 19th and Wednesday the 20th—but the height is still a paltry 0.3 ft. The wind looks clean enough, with offshore and cross-offshore breezes, so the surface will be smooth, but there’s just no swell to work with. That long-period groundswell from the south, with periods of 16 to 18 seconds, would be beautiful on a reef like Jacks Hole if it had any size, but at 0.3 ft, it’s a non-event.

The best of a bad bunch looks to be on Friday the 21st. The combined energy hits 9 in the morning, with that same tiny 0.3 ft south swell. Then in the afternoon, we get a little bump from the north-northeast, with a 2 ft swell and a period of only 4 seconds, and the wind goes glassy. The energy jumps to 19, which is still weak, but in a flat spell, that’s the best we’ve got. Still, that’s windswell, short and choppy lookin’, and with only 2 ft it’s not gonna offer much.

Honestly, mate, there’s not a single standout session in this whole 16-day window. It’s a long, dry stretch with no real surf on offer. The consistency is just not there. For an exposed reef setup like Jacks Hole, these flat runs happen. It’s a waiting game. Forecasts can change, but for now, leave the board in the car and maybe bring a fishing rod.

Rusty.

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