Hooks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s have a look at Hooks. To be honest, I’m not stoked on what I’m seeing for the next couple of weeks. The whole forecast period is a bit of a flat spell with mostly poor conditions. The swell energy is consistently weak, staying below 100 for the first week, which tells you there’s just not much push.

The only windows that even come close to being worth a paddle are Monday morning the 14th and Friday morning the 18th. Monday the 14th starts glassy with a light offshore breeze from the west at 3 mph, and there’s a tiny 2 ft swell out of the ESE with a 9-second period. The combined energy is only 43, so it’s small, but the clean surface makes it surfable for a beginner or someone on a longboard. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual.

Friday the 18th morning is dead glassy too, with no wind and a little 2 ft swell from the ENE, period around 7 seconds, and the energy is just 55. Again, it’s small and gutless, but the glassy conditions mean it’s not a total waste if you just want to get wet.

Most of the other days are contaminated by cross-onshore winds, often moderate to fresh, making it choppy and lumpy. There’s a bit of a pulse around the 15th into the 16th, with swell up to 6 ft and energy jumping to 319, but those ENE winds are strong and cross-on, creating a mess. Even the bigger pulses later, like on the 25th September with energy up to 691 and 6 ft swell, are ruined by fresh cross-onshore winds. The setup at Hooks is a beach, and with that much onshore wind, it’s honestly looking more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The last few days of the month offer a glimmer, like the morning of the 27th September with a glassy 2 ft groundswell from the ENE at a long 11-second period, but the energy is still only 75. It’s just too small and inconsistent to get excited about, especially when there are long gaps between sets at that period. The 28th is a write-off.

So, bottom line: there’s no real standout in this 16-day window. Hooks is a fairly consistent spot, so this blank run is a bit of a bummer, but the forecasts can always shift. For now, Monday the 14th or Friday the 18th mornings are your best bets if you’re desperate for a glassy, small-wave session. Everything else is blown out or flat.

Rusty.

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