Hooks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk Hooks. I’ve been watching the charts, and I’m not gonna sugarcoat it – the next couple of weeks are a real grind. The energy is low, and we’re looking at a big stretch of tiny, weak surf.

From Sunday the 5th through the end of the first week, forget it. Swell is barely ankle-to-knee high, 0.3ft to 0.5ft, mostly from the ESE or SE. The combined swell energy is in the 20s and 30s (26 to 65), which is super weak. The wind is often cross-onshore or choppy, and it’s "poor surf conditions" every time. A few mornings have a clean look with light offshore or cross-off winds, like Monday the 6th and Tuesday the 7th, but there’s just no swell to work with. You’ve got a dry spell of about 4 or 5 days with zero recommendations.

Things perk up a tiny bit come Thursday the 9th morning. Clean cross-off wind, 0.5ft from the ESE, but the comment is still "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." Energy is still weak at 51. This pattern hangs around through the 12th: mornings are clean with a gentle offshore or cross-off breeze, and swell bumps to 0.7ft on the 10th and 12th mornings. But the period is short (5-9 seconds), and the energy never hits triple digits. It’s a dribble. If you’re dying for a session, the Sunday morning of the 12th has a nice offshore wind (W at 9 mph) and 0.7ft SE swell at 8 seconds – clean but tiny.

The only real glimmer comes on Wednesday the 15th morning. The wind goes glassy – dead calm from the west at 3 mph – and the water is like a mirror. The swell is still only 0.5ft from the ESE at 8 seconds, and the energy is a weak 41, but the comment finally says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." For Hooks, a glassy morning with any ripple is a blessing. Water temp is about average for the season, so you won’t need a thick wetsuit. Crowds are "sometimes," so expect a few other hopefuls.

After that, the second week fades out. More of the same: tiny swell, inconsistent, with afternoons ruined by cross-onshore winds. The 20th Monday morning has a light cross-off and 0.7ft at 5 seconds – weak and short-period. No proper swell anywhere in this 16-day run.

For beginners, the small size is fine – nothing ever hits 5ft – but the wave quality is so poor it’s not worth the trip. For the rest of us, this is kite-surfing weather with those afternoon breezes. Stick it out, buddy. Things can change.

Rusty out.

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