Surf Forecasts:
Hookipa surf forecast from 27 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 29 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period, ENE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period, E swell with 3,355 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hookipa this week:
The surf forecast for Hookipa over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 1.6m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Hookipa in the next 16 days are 3.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hookipa over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey crew, Rusty here. Let's break down the next couple of weeks at Hookipa. It’s a long stretch, and honestly, there’s a lot of junky, wind-affected surf before we see one real gem.
Water temps are sitting right around 80°, which is pretty standard for the summer – nothing to write home about.
The one true standout is the morning of Wednesday, July 29th. We’ve got a 5-foot swell rolling in from the ENE, and the wind goes dead glassy – just 3 mph out of the NNW. That’s the recipe for perfect, clean reef waves. The energy is moderate (861), and with a 10-second period, those waves will have some nice shape and power. It’s a reef break that likes the NNE, so it should be handling that swell well. It *sometimes* gets crowded, and on a morning like that, you can bet a few locals will be out.
The rest of the first week is a grind. The weekend and early next week have plenty of size – energy reading up into the thousands – but the wind is cross or cross-onshore from the NE at 10-20 mph, turning the surface into a choppy mess. The swell period is long (14-15 seconds on Sunday), but with that wind, it’s all blown out. Thursday and Friday are especially rough, with strong cross-winds and short, weak swell.
After that Wednesday glass-off, things drop off a cliff. From Thursday the 30th onward, we’re looking at small, short-period slop with the wind staying cross from the ENE at 15-20 mph. The combined energy falls below 200, and periods drop to 6 or 7 seconds. There is a long gap with nothing worth riding from Thursday July 30th all the way through to Monday August 10th.
So, to boil it down: Wednesday morning, July 29th at Hookipa is the session to circle – 5-foot ENE groundswell with glassy conditions. That’s as good as it gets in this forecast.
Take it easy,
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 499 | 830 | 915 | 915 | 1699 | 1718 | 2959 | 3347 | 1765 | 482 | 351 | 485 | 341 | 341 | 421 | 470 | 494 | 643 | 763 | 800 | 860 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:02PM0.87m | 00:28AM0.46m | 2:29PM0.90m | 1:11AM0.49m | 2:55PM0.92m | 1:50AM0.52m | 3:20PM0.93m | 2:28AM0.54m | 3:43PM0.92m | 3:07AM0.57m | 4:04PM0.89m | 3:50AM0.59m | 4:24PM0.86m | 4:36AM0.60m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:02PM0.40m | 6:52AM0.09m | 9:16PM0.38m | 7:28AM0.06m | 9:34PM0.36m | 8:01AM0.06m | 9:53PM0.34m | 8:33AM0.08m | 10:14PM0.31m | 9:05AM0.12m | 10:36PM0.29m | 9:38AM0.18m | 10:59PM0.25m | ||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | W 19 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 15 | E 14 |
| kJ | 499 | 830 | 915 | 915 | 1699 | 1718 | 2959 | 3347 | 1765 | 482 | 351 | 7 | 25 | 89 | 237 | 290 | 267 | 264 | 246 | 339 | 333 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | SSW 16 | S 16 | NNE 7 | SSW 15 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSW 14 | NNE 9 | N 7 | E 19 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | W 15 | N 8 | N 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 146 | 127 | 173 | 71 | 142 | 222 | 158 | 63 | 371 | 104 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | SSW 16 | E 8 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 8 | E 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | N 8 | N 11 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 193 | 72 | — | 69 | 37 | 100 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 368 | 349 | 281 | 269 | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 485 | 341 | 341 | 421 | 470 | 494 | 643 | 763 | 800 | 860 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 24 |
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