Hooks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s be straight with you. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a paddle. There’s simply nothing on the table that’s going to get the heart rate up, and I’m not going to sugarcoat it. We’ve got a full 16-day window here, and the board is looking blank for any kind of decent surf.

We’re looking at Hooks, a beginner-friendly spot that’s fairly consistent, but that consistency is only showing up in the form of tiny, weak waves. The water’s a bit colder than normal for this time of year, sitting at 80°F with an anomaly of -3°F, so you’ll want the rubber on. The energy in the water is mostly weak, with combined energy values often in the low double digits, like 23, 35, or 53. It’s just not doing anything.

Right through this Sunday, the 30th, and into Monday, we’ve got onshore and cross-onshore winds with swell under 3ft. The period is short, around 5-8 seconds, which means junky, weak windswell. The wind state is mostly described as poor surf conditions, with light breezes making things a bit messy. There’s nothing to even get excited about for a beginner.

Moving into the start of next week, Tuesday the 1st through to Thursday the 3rd, the swell does push up a touch, reaching 3-3ft with a slightly better period of 10-11 seconds. This kicks the combined energy up into the moderate range, hitting 131 and 146. But it’s still all onshore and cross-onshore wind. We’re still looking at poor surf conditions. Onshore winds and a beach break like this is just a mess.

The middle of the week after that, the 4th through the 6th, sees the swell drop back again. The energy falls away, and the wind stays onshore or cross-onshore for the most part. The period even drops to as low as 4-5 seconds, which is just terrible. It’s all small and weak, with the odd bit of cross-offshore wind on the 5th and 6th mornings offering a brief moment of cleaner, but tiny, lines. Not worth the paddle.

The week of the 7th brings a bit of a tease. We see some offshore and glassy conditions, particularly on the morning of Monday the 7th and the 8th, but the swell is almost non-existent, at 0.6-1ft. The combined energy is down in the teens, like 14 and 29. Sure, it’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride. You could be on a lake for all the surf there is.

The rest of the second week is more of the same. Tiny swell, poor conditions. We’re looking at a lot of clear skies but with that small, weak, onshore wind blowing. The whole run is a complete write-off.

The one thing that stands out is the end of the window, on Monday the 14th. That’s when things get wild, but not in a good way. The wind is forecast to be a severe gale, hitting 50 mph with a near-gale in the morning. The surf is tiny, but the conditions will be completely blown out. Honestly, that setup looks way more interesting for kite surfing than for paddle surfing. The swell might be 2ft, but with that wind whipping across, it’s going to be a washing machine.

So, that’s the brutal truth of it. No standouts. No hidden gems. Just a flat, mostly onshore, disappointing 16 days. It’s the kind of run that makes you want to take up golf. But that’s the way it goes sometimes. Keep an eye on the charts, because it never tends to stay this poor for long, and forecasts can change. But for now, I’d be finding something else to do.

Rusty.

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