Hooks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here again. Let’s do this in feet and degrees Fahrenheit.

The outlook for Hooks over the next 16 days is pretty flat and uneventful, mate. There’s no real swell on the menu, just small, weak waves. The first time you’d even bother paddling out is Wednesday morning the 8th of July.

That morning, you’ll find waves around 2ft from the SE, with a period of 9 seconds and a weak combined energy reading of 61. The wind’s going cross-offshore, so the surface will be clean, but the waves are tiny and weak. The water temp is 85°F, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year.

Before that, from Saturday the 4th through Tuesday the 7th, it’s a complete blank – nothing worth mentioning. Tiny swell from 1.0ft to 2ft, poor winds, and zero quality. Don’t bother.

After the 8th, the pattern repeats: mornings from the 9th through the 16th bring 2ft to 2ft of SE swell with short periods (around 8 to 9 seconds), and clean conditions thanks to light offshore or cross-offshore breezes. But the energy stays low – combined readings between 39 and 55 – so it’s just small, weak stuff. The afternoons are mostly ruined by cross-onshore winds that chop things up.

The last few days, up through Sunday the 19th, see the same: 2ft to 2ft, short-period, weak energy, and messy winds in the afternoons.

So the best of a pretty bad lot is Wednesday morning the 8th of July – it’s the first window with clean conditions and the highest energy of the whole outlook (61). The second shout is Friday the 10th morning or Monday the 13th morning – both offer clean conditions with 2ft to 2ft waves, but the power’s even lower.

Because there’s never more than about 3ft of swell and the periods are short, it’s all beginner-level stuff – not a danger to anyone, just small. The exposed beach setup and poor afternoon winds could make it more interesting for the kite crew than for paddle surfers on many afternoons.

Crowds at Hooks are said to be “sometimes” an issue, but with this much nothing going on, you’ll have the place to yourself.

Hang in there – it’s a quiet spell, but it won’t last forever.

Rusty.

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