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Hooks surfForecast / Florida – North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hooks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hooks sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is 5.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hooks today?
The current surf forecast for Hooks at 10AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hooks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 140 | 134 | 68 | 51 | 33 | 38 | 56 | 109 | 85 | 85 | 55 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 54 | 175 | 35 | 72 | 77 | 82 | 78 | 108 | 161 | 174 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:30AM 1.78 | 5:38PM 1.53 | 6:14AM 1.82 | 6:23PM 1.54 | 6:56AM 1.85 | 7:06PM 1.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:13PM 0.22 | 12:05AM 0.12 | 12:59PM 0.18 | 12:48AM 0.09 | 1:41PM 0.14 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
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