Hooks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. Rusty here, and I’ve gotta be straight with you – the outlook for Hooks over the next sixteen days is a bit of a grind. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak, and often messy surf to work through before anything decent shows up. The water’s sitting at 82°, which is about average for this time of year, so at least you won’t need a thick suit.

The biggest problem is the swell energy. For the first week and a half, the numbers are gutless. Most days the combined energy (120) is on the weak side, and from Sunday the 9th through to Saturday the 16th, we’re looking at a string of days where it drops into double digits – that’s barely enough to move a sea lion. The swell is tiny, mostly 1ft to 2ft, from the ESE or SE, with short periods between 4 and 8 seconds. That’s just wind chop, not real surf. A few mornings have glassy or light offshore wind (SW or W), but the waves are so small it’s not worth paddling out for anything but a float.

There’s a glimmer on Sunday morning the 17th, when the combined energy picks up to (106) – still not strong, but it’s an increase. However, that afternoon sees a jump to (130) with a 13-second period from the ESE, which is a proper groundswell. The problem? The wave heights are only 1ft, so all that long-period energy is just going to make the water move weirdly without any real face to surf.

The real standout – and I mean the *only* one worth circling on the calendar – is Thursday morning the 20th of August. This is the day. We’ve got a clean 3ft swell from the ESE at 12 seconds, combined energy cranking up to (274) – moderate wave energy that finally has some grunt. Add in light cross-offshore wind from the SW (6 mph), and Hooks is going to be clean, lined up, and offering the best waves of the entire forecast. Thursday afternoon holds up too, at 4ft from the ESE at 11 seconds and (297) energy, but the wind swings a little more onshore, so the morning is the clear winner. This spot is exposed to the NE, and that ESE swell is going to wrap in nicely. It’s a beginner-friendly break that’s fairly consistent, but crowds are *sometimes* an issue here, so get in early.

After that, we drop back into small stuff for Friday the 21st and through the weekend, with swell around 2ft to 3ft and combined energy falling back to (113-153). By Sunday the 23rd, it’s all gone again, just tiny 1ft waves from the SE.

Honestly, it’s a long, quiet run with one bright morning. If you’re keen, save your energy for Thursday the 20th – that’s the session to aim for.

Rusty.

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