Hooks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Well, folks, I’ll level with you – this 16-day stretch for Hooks is a real struggle. The swell just doesn’t want to show up with any real size or power, and when it does pop, the wind’s usually all wrong. It’s one of those long, quiet runs where you’re better off doing a gear tidy in the shed.

Straight up, there’s nothing here that screams “go session.” We start off Tuesday 8th September with a small bump of 1.4m from the ENE, but the period is a weak 7 seconds and the wind is onshore, making a mess of it. The combined swell energy sits at a modest 174 (weak energy), and the wave comment reads “poor surf conditions.” We don’t even get a score worth mentioning.

Wednesday 9th keeps the story grim – 1.2m to 1.4m, still onshore from the east, and though the energy bumps up to 402 (moderate energy), the period is still short and it’s lumpy. Wind is on it, so forget clean faces.

Thursday 10th sees the swell drop off to just 0.7m, with cross-onshore winds again. The energy drops to 58 (weak energy). At this point, you’re looking at knee-high slop.

Friday 11th, Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th are all tiny – 0.3m to 0.7m – with a few early glassy windows on Saturday and Sunday mornings, but the swell’s just too small to get excited about (energy values between 16 and 64). Even the glassy conditions can’t polish a turd.

The pattern of tiny swell and onshore winds drags right through until Thursday 17th and Friday 18th September. By then, the swell’s barely making 0.4m to 0.8m. Energy numbers stay weak (16 to 67). It’s a long, boring gap.

A quick glimmer appears Saturday 19th September – we get a 0.7m pulse from the ENE in the morning with a clean cross-off wind, and the comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” The score ticks up to a 1 out of 10. By the afternoon, it goes glassy with a 0.6m ENE swell. But even then, it’s weak energy (51 and 42) and tiny waves. It’s barely rideable.

Then it’s back to the abyss for the final few days – Sunday 20th through to Wednesday 23rd – with onshore winds and tiny, weak swell (0.3m to 0.7m). Energy is between 27 and 52. No standouts, no hope.

Truth is, the whole period is a blank run for Hooks. No one break shines, and there’s nothing with size, clean conditions, or consistency. You’d be hard-pressed to paddle out on any day and get a proper wave. It’s more of a kiteboarding vibe than surfing across these two weeks – especially on those afternoons with moderate cross-onshore winds. But for paddle surfing? Leave the board in the car.

Rusty.

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