Surf Forecasts:
Jacks Hole surf forecast from 16 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 23 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, NNE swell with 50 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 Thursday (Jul 23) 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 0.6m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 18) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jacks Hole over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get real about the next 16 days.
Well, I’m not gonna sugarcoat it – this is a tough stretch. The whole 16-day window is a flat spell for Jacks Hole. There is no surf on offer that’s worth paddling out for. The water temp is sitting at 62°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least you won't be freezing your tail off while you’re sitting on the beach.
We start with Thursday the 16th and it’s basically a lake. Tiny swell, barely 0.3 ft from the south, with a long period of 14 seconds, but it’s just not enough to do anything with. The combined energy is a measly 4 – that’s barely a ripple. Wind is light and cross-onshore, making it even worse. This flat, poor pattern just drags on day after day. Friday the 17th through the weekend is the same story: tiny, weak swell and poor conditions. The only slight change comes on Wednesday the 22nd with a clean, cross-offshore wind, but again, the swell is only 0.3 ft and the energy is just 8. Not worth the wetsuit.
We get a couple of glassy mornings on the 23rd and 24th, but with zero swell height, it’s just a mirror. The energy is in the single digits. This is a desperate run.
The only glimmer of something happens on Tuesday the 28th. The afternoon shows a 3 ft south swell with a period of 5 seconds and a combined energy of 44. The wind is clean and cross-offshore. That’s the best of the whole outlook, but it’s still not great. It’s a short-period, weak swell. For a reef break like Jacks Hole, it’s not going to deliver much. It’s honestly more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddler.
After that, the 29th has a 2 ft south swell with clean wind, but the energy is only 23. Then it fades back to nothing. The last few days of the month and into the 31st, it’s back to flat, clean, but empty.
Bottom line: The entire 16 days is a blank run. For this area, that’s not unusual. Don’t even bother waxing the board. We’ll see if the forecasts change, but for now, find something else to do.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 4 | S 13 | N 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 18 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:54PM1.76m | 1:49AM2.14m | 2:42PM1.69m | 2:34AM2.11m | 3:28PM1.60m | 3:19AM2.02m | 4:14PM1.53m | 4:05AM1.88m | 5:00PM1.46m | 4:55AM1.73m | 5:49PM1.42m | 5:50AM1.58m | 6:42PM1.41m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50PM0.12m | 7:34AM-0.19m | 7:35PM0.16m | 8:22AM-0.11m | 8:20PM0.23m | 9:10AM0.01m | 9:08PM0.33m | 9:59AM0.17m | 10:00PM0.45m | 10:51AM0.34m | 11:00PM0.56m | 11:49AM0.49m | 00:11AM0.64m | ||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:34 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 6 | S 13 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 6 | S 12 | S 6 | — | — | S 11 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NNW 2 | — | NE 4 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | — | NNE 5 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | 9 | — | 4 | 9 | 6 | — | 3 | 4 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 112 | 226 | 226 | 222 | 279 | 381 | 230 | 250 | 252 | 250 | 250 | 280 | 248 | 250 | 315 | 250 | 1033 | 398 | 234 | |
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