Hookipa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s get into it.

Look, I’m gonna level with you. We’ve got Hookipa on the table, and for the next couple of weeks, it’s a pretty grim picture. The trade winds have got this spot locked up in a relentless cross-shore, and that’s just trashing any hope of clean surf. The first real glimmer? You’re gonna have to wait until Friday the 23rd of August, and even then it’s only barely worth a mention.

Let’s run through it. From Thursday the 13th of August right through to Thursday the 21st, it’s all marked as poor. We’re talking a steady diet of cross-shore winds—anywhere from 12 to 25 mph—messing up the surface. The swell is there, sure, but it’s short-period junk, mostly 7 to 8 seconds, coming out of the east. The combined energy is moderate at best, with numbers like 290 to 950, and when the wind is pumping like that, it’s a mess. Saturday the 15th sees the biggest swell, up to 12 ft, but with a fresh to strong breeze and lumpy cross-chop, that’s only for the hardcore, and honestly, it looks more like a kite-surfing day than a paddle-surfing one.

We get a tiny breather on Wednesday the 19th and Thursday the 20th, with a gentler breeze around 9 mph, but the swell drops way off to 3 ft to 4 ft, and the period stays short. Still poor. That’s a 10-day gap of nothing worth recommending.

Now, here’s the one thing that has a pulse. On Sunday the 23rd of August, Hookipa (reef) shows a bit of life. The morning sees a clean-ish 7 ft swell from the east with a 9-second period and moderate energy (759). The wind is a cross-shore moderate breeze at 12 mph. It’s still not glassy, but it’s the best of a bad bunch. The afternoon drops to 6 ft and the wind picks back up. This is your only “marginal” call in the whole 16-day window. It’s not a standout, but if you’re desperate, that Sunday morning is the time. Keep in mind it’s over a week away, so forecasts could wobble.

The rest of the run after that? Monday the 24th through to the end on Friday the 28th of August is back to poor. The swell sits around 5 ft to 6 ft with 7 to 8-second periods, and the wind stays cross-shore. Nothing special.

There’s no water temp anomaly data for Hookipa here, so I can’t tell you if it’s warmer or cooler than usual, but it’s just your typical trade wind season struggle. This spot is fairly consistent for swell, but when the wind doesn’t cooperate, it’s a write-off.

Rusty.

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