Hooks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what we've got coming down the pike for the Hooks. I've gotta be straight with you from the start: it's a pretty bleak run for the next 16 days. The swell energy is low, the wind is mostly a pain in the neck, and the guidance is basically telling us this spot is gonna be quiet for a while.

We're kicking things off on Thursday the 10th, and the first week is a real struggle. The swell is tiny, barely knee-high at 2ft out of the east and east-southeast, with a short, weak period around 7-8 seconds. The combined energy is nothing to write home about, sitting at a weak 56 for the morning. Plus, the wind is cross-onshore out of the southeast, making for a choppy, messy surface. It's just poor conditions all around.

Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th are much the same story. We see a little glassy moment on Saturday morning when the wind drops to nothing, but the swell is a pathetic 1ft. It's clean, sure, but you'd be hard-pressed to catch a ride. The afternoon blows up again with a moderate cross-onshore breeze, turning the 3ft of chop into a washing machine (combined energy 72). This pattern of small, weak swell and onshore winds just keeps repeating itself through Sunday the 13th and Monday the 14th.

Monday morning the 14th is the most interesting it gets all week. We've got a glassy surface with a light offshore wind from the west-southwest, and the swell bumps up to a clean-looking 2ft from the east-southeast with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is still only 50, so it's marginal, but for a beginner break, those clean, tiny waves might be worth a paddle. It's the only "surfable" moment in the whole forecast, and even then, it's pretty ordinary.

After that, we slip back into the doldrums. From Tuesday the 15th right through to Saturday the 19th, it's the same routine: tiny swell (1ft to 3ft), short periods, and onshore or cross-onshore winds. The combined energy barely breaks into the double digits most of the time. There's a brief glass-off on Saturday morning the 19th, but the swell is a microscopic 1ft—not worth getting wet for.

The second week brings a bit more energy, but it's not good news. Starting Sunday the 20th, we see the swell size creep up. It hits 3ft from the east-northeast on Sunday morning, and then 5ft by the afternoon with a combined energy of 151. The problem? The period is a garbage 6 seconds, so it’s all wind-slop, and the wind is a moderate onshore breeze. By Monday the 21st, the onshore wind is howling at 16 to 19 mph, with the swell up to 5ft and a combined energy of 212. It's a mess.

It gets worse. The wind really cranks up from the east on Wednesday the 23rd, hitting gale force at 44 mph. The swell stays around 5ft to 6ft, but with that kind of wind, the surface is completely blown out. The combined energy hits 232, but it's all just brutal, unrideable chop.

Finally, on Thursday the 24th, we get some real size. The swell jumps to 7ft from the east-northeast with a period of 9 seconds, and the combined energy is a beefy 641. That's a lot of water moving around. The wind finally shifts, going cross-off from the south-southwest. So, although the conditions are messy with a strong cross-shore chop on the morning, the afternoon looks clean.

Friday the 25th is the only real standout. The swell is a solid 7ft from the east-northeast (combined energy 707), the period is a nice 9 seconds, and the wind is a clean offshore breeze from the southwest at 19 mph. For the Hooks, a 7ft swell with offshore wind is about as good as it gets. The water temp is about average for this time of year. One thing to note though: the word is that the crowds here can be an issue, especially when it's good, and with the run of flat days we've had, expect everyone to be out for this one.

So, there you have it. A whole lot of nothing, with one golden window right at the end. Keep your eyes on Friday the 25th.

Rusty.

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