Surf Forecasts:
Jacks Hole surf forecast from 16 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 19 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period, S swell with 20 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 0.6m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 19) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 6s period and expected on Friday (Sep 18) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sat 19th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jacks Hole over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, I'm Rusty, and I've got the goods on what's happening at Jacks Hole, a reef break for advanced surfers only. The water is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year at 63°F.
Alright mate, straight up, this is a rough stretch to be looking at. For the whole 16-day window, from September 16 right through to October 1, there's practically nothing doing. The forecast is a long, painful gap with no real surf on offer. You're looking at over a week and a half of flat, poor conditions.
For the first week, from Wednesday the 16th right through to Wednesday the 23rd, the combined energy is almost nothing, with values rarely getting above single digits and often sitting at zero. There's tiny, weak swell with rubbish periods. Even when we get a glassy period on Monday the 21st morning with zero wind, the swell is a pathetic 0.3ft from the south with a 13-second period. That's a groundswell trying to show up, but there's just no height to it. It's heartbreaking, really.
We start to see a little more energy pop up around the 29th of September, the Tuesday. The combined energy climbs to 70 in the morning and then 104 in the afternoon, with the swell coming from the SSE at 3ft to 4ft and a period of 6 seconds. That's still a short-period, weak energy swell. The wind though, is a problem. It's cross-onshore from the east, making for lumpy, pretty ugly conditions. It'd be a battle.
Then on Wednesday the 30th of September, we get the most energy of the entire forecast, with readings of 103. The swell is 4ft from the NNE with a 5-second period. Again, short period and cross-onshore wind, so it's not going to be pretty. For a demanding reef break like Jacks Hole, this is just not worth paddling out for.
If you're desperate, and I mean *desperate*, for some movement on a longboard, you might find a tiny bump on the glassy mornings, but it's not surf. Save your energy, mate. This run of poor conditions is pretty normal for this area when the swell window goes quiet. The forecasts can change, but right now, it's a solid "stay home" situation.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 4 | S 7 | S 13 | SSW 6 | S 16 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 14 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 13 | S 3 | S 18 | S 16 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:04PM1.54m | 3:41AM1.54m | 3:50PM1.47m | 4:43AM1.42m | 4:55PM1.41m | 5:58AM1.34m | 6:15PM1.40m | 7:15AM1.32m | 7:31PM1.45m | 8:23AM1.36m | 8:34PM1.55m | 9:16AM1.42m | 9:22PM1.66m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52PM0.38m | 9:16AM0.56m | 9:42PM0.53m | 10:06AM0.72m | 10:46PM0.66m | 11:15AM0.81m | 00:21AM0.72m | 12:49PM0.81m | 1:54AM0.66m | 2:02PM0.72m | 2:51AM0.54m | 2:49PM0.60m | 3:30AM0.40m | ||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 14 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 13 | S 3 | — | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 8 | NW 4 | — | S 13 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | SSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | — | S 3 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 21 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 94 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 257 | 381 | 382 | 517 | 200 | 255 | 257 | 275 | 181 | 103 | 103 | 134 | 229 | 188 | 134 | 156 | 219 | 125 | 123 | 123 |
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