Hooks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what we’ve got on the cards. Straight up, it’s going to be a tough stretch. The 16-day window starts quiet and, honestly, there’s nothing really worth paddling out for. We’ve got a long gap of really marginal, poor conditions before anything even gets close to surfable. The water at Hooks is reading 85°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only bright spot early on.

The first few days are a write-off. Tuesday the 15th sees tiny wind chop at 2ft from the east with a short period of just 3 seconds and a pathetic combined energy of only 19. Add in a risk of thunderstorms and an onshore breeze, and it’s a hard pass. Wednesday the 16th kicks up a bit to 5ft from the ENE, but the period is still only 6 seconds and the cross-onshore wind will have it lumpy and chopped out. The energy bumps to 157, but it’s still poor surf. Thursday and Friday are more of the same – small, cross-onshore, and messy. The swell just doesn’t have any push or shape.

We go through a long, flat spell right through the weekend and into the start of the following week. From Saturday the 19th through to Tuesday the 23rd morning, it’s ankle-snappers at best with combined energy readings mostly below 100, and often well below. The wind is all over the shop, keeping things bumpy. There are a few glassy moments on the morning of the 24th, but the swell is only 1ft with a combined energy of 29, so it's barely a ripple.

Finally, on Wednesday morning the 23rd, we see a glimmer. The wind switches to a light cross-offshore from the NNW, cleaning things right up. The swell is still just 3ft from the east with a 6-second period, and the combined energy is a weak 52, but the model says it’s surfable. The light offshore will make it look a lot better than it sounds. But it’s not a standout, just the best of a bad lot.

Then on Friday morning the 25th, we get another little window. Offshore wind from the west at 6 mph, 3ft of NE swell with a 6-second period, and combined energy at 71. Clean conditions again, but tiny. This is about as good as it gets in this outlook, and that’s not saying much. The crowds at Hooks are sometimes an issue, but honestly, with waves this small, it’ll be empty.

For the last few days, from the 26th onward, it’s back to small, weak, and onshore junk. There’s a blip on the 30th with 5ft from the east, but the period is still short and the energy is only moderate at 187. The breeze is light and onshore, so it'll be a wait-and-see if it cleans up enough to be worth a look for a learner on a foamie.

Bottom line: no standouts here. A couple of clean mornings with tiny knee-high waves are the best we can hope for.

Rusty.

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