Hookipa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – this outlook for the next couple of weeks is a tough one. There’s a whole lot of nothing to get excited about for pretty much the entire run. The only break we’ve got to look at is Hookipa, a reef setup that’s fairly consistent but exposed to the NNE. The water temp is sitting around 79°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, no major surprises there.

The pattern is grim. From now, right through until nearly the end of the week starting 14 July, it’s just one poor call after another. We’re talking day after day of moderate cross-shore winds, a cross-chop on the face, and middling swell in the 5ft to 7ft range from the ENE. The wave energy is moderate, bouncing around 300 to 500 on the scale, but the period is short – only 7 to 8 seconds – so it’s weak, messy, and onshore-affected. Not worth paddling out for.

There’s a real gap here. From the 6th of July right through to the morning of the 20th of July, there’s nothing that scores more than a 1 out of 10. That’s a solid two-week stretch of poor surf quality. The wind never goes offshore; it’s always cross, and often a moderate breeze at 12 to 15 mph, which is ruining any chance of clean waves.

Now, here’s the one tiny glimmer, and I mean *tiny*. On Monday the 20th of July and Tuesday the 21st of July, things change a bit. The swell direction shifts to straight E, and the period jumps up to 15 to 18 seconds – that’s proper groundswell. The combined energy hits strong numbers, 781 on the Monday morning and 1037 on the Monday afternoon. Swell heights are small though, only 3ft to 4ft.

The problem is the wind is still cross-shore, not offshore. It’s a gentle to moderate breeze, so there’s still a cross-chop on the water. The calls are only “marginal” at best, scoring a 2 out of 10 on that Monday arvo. That long period might make the waves a bit more lined up at a reef like Hookipa, but the small size and the onshore influence mean it’s not a standout.

Honestly, this is a blank run for the area. Hookipa is fairly consistent, but with the wind pattern locked in, it’s not delivering. It’s a pretty depressing outlook.

Rusty.

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