Hooks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s have a look at what we’ve got for Hooks over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight up, this is a grim stretch for any kind of decent surf. We’re looking at a solid 16-day window where nothing really gets going. The first few days are a write-off – tiny swell, poor winds, and just nothing to get excited about. There’s a long gap with no real recommendations at all from the start right through to at least the end of the first week. We’re talking days of barely a ripple.

If you’re desperate, there are a couple of moments that are *almost* worth a look, but don’t expect much. Monday morning on the 10th of August has some clean-ish surf, with a small 2ft swell from the SE, period of 7 seconds, and a light cross-off wind. The combined energy is weak at (43). It’s surfable, but very ordinary.

The next little flicker comes on Sunday morning the 16th of August. Glassy conditions with a 2ft SE swell, 8-second period, and combined energy of (47). It’s clean, but the swell is tiny. That’s about as good as it gets, and that’s not saying much.

Then on Monday morning the 17th of August, a bit of offshore wind from the WNW with a 2ft ESE swell, 8-second period, and energy of (54). Clean, but again, small and weak.

Later, on Thursday morning the 20th of August, there’s a glassy morning with a 2ft ESE swell, period of 10 seconds, and combined energy of (97). That’s the highest energy we see, but the swell is still tiny. For a beginner, it might be okay, but don’t plan a trip around it.

The only standout *if you have to surf* is that Thursday morning the 20th of August. Glassy, clean, and the longest period we see at 10 seconds. The swell direction is ESE, and the optimum for Hooks is NE, so it’s not perfect, but it’s the cleanest option we have.

Honestly, for the whole 16 days, the swell is consistently below 5ft, so it’s never too big for beginners, but the quality just isn’t there. The combined energy stays low until the 18th, where it finally bumps into triple digits (113) but that’s with onshore wind and poor conditions. After that, it spikes a bit more on the 22nd of August with a 5ft ENE swell and energy of (163), but it’s onshore, short-period (6 seconds), and looks more like a choppy mess – probably better for kite gear than a surfboard.

There’s a real chance of a small window on Friday morning the 21st of August – glassy, dead calm wind, 1ft ESE swell, period of 9 seconds, energy of (46). Tiny, but glassy. If you’re a beginner and just want to get wet, that’s your call.

But the long and short of it is: there’s no proper swell, no consistency, and the wind is mostly junk. The crowd factor at Hooks can be an issue when it’s good, but here it won’t matter – no one will be out.

So, I’d say put the board away, check the forecast next week, and hope something changes. The whole run is poor.

Rusty.

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