Hooks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Hooks has got cooking for the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you – it's not looking like a classic run.

This is a real flat spell. We're talking a long, long stretch of tiny, generally weak swell and tricky wind. The water temp is sitting at a normal 83°F, so that's about average for the time of year, no surprises there.

For the first week, from Sunday the 23rd of August right through to the end of the month, it’s a complete write-off for any proper surfing. The swell is barely a ripple, mostly a tiny ESE windswell with periods under 8 seconds. Afternoon winds are often cross-on or onshore, chopping up what little bumps there are. The combined energy is pathetic – mostly between 18 and 96, so just whisper quiet. You might get a brief glassy window on a couple of mornings, but there’s no push behind it. If you’re a kite surfer, the moderate cross-onshore breezes in the afternoons might look more interesting than a paddle.

We roll into September, and things stay pretty grim. Tuesday the 1st of September morning offers a brief glassy window with a 16-second period groundswell out of the ESE, but the height is barely 1.0ft. The energy is a bit better at 77, but it’s still just a knee-high dribble. It’s a highlight only because everything else is so flat.

The standout opportunity appears to be on Tuesday the 1st of September afternoon. The swell jumps to 2ft from the E with a solid 15-second period. The combined energy hits 312, which is a moderate pulse. But the wind goes cross-on, so it’s not clean. That’s the best we get for energy in the whole 16 days.

Wednesday the 2nd of September morning is the pick of the bunch. We have a clean, cross-off breeze from the SW at 3 mph. The swell is 2ft from the E with a period of 13 seconds, giving moderate wave energy (120). It’s still small, but with that clean breeze and a bit of period, it'll be the cleanest and most rideable the place gets. Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th mornings also see clean conditions and offshore wind, with swell sizes around 2ft to 3ft and moderate combined energy, but again, it’s all very small.

From the 6th of September onward, we’re back to tiny, weak pulses and tricky winds. It’s a long, flat stretch.

Honestly, if you have a longboard and are desperate for a paddle, the clean mornings from the 2nd to the 5th of September will be your best bet. But don’t expect much. This is a lean period for Hooks. It tends not to stay this poor for long, but for now, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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