Hooks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Got to be straight with you – this is a tough stretch for us. The forecast is pretty bleak for the next couple of weeks. We're looking at a serious run of small, weak, and messy conditions, and honestly, for most of this period you'd be better off checking the wind forecast for a kite session than paddling out.

Let's get into it.

The whole outlook is dominated by tiny, short-period swell. The energy is pathetic, with combined energy values barely cracking 50 or 60 and often sitting down in the 20s and 30s. That's weak, barely-any-push kind of energy. The only real standout is a single afternoon session way down the line.

Starting from now, Tuesday the 7th, it’s grim. We've got a tiny 1.0 ft swell from the ESE on the morning, but the wind is cross-off and clean, so it's at least clean. The water temp is 86°, which is well above average for this time of year – a touch warmer than normal, you might feel it. But the wave size just isn't there. That tiny energy (30) means it’s going to be a frustrating paddle for nothing.

This flat, near-windswell pattern drags on. Wednesday the 8th sees a 2 ft morning but it's a 6-second period windswell – just no power. Thursday and Friday are the same story: 2 ft, clean mornings but ordinary, surfable-but-weak conditions at best. The afternoons get choppy and lumpy with onshores hitting 18 mph. This is pure frustration.

The weekend and most of next week are a washout. Tiny 1 ft swell from the ESE, with the occasional 2 ft and a bit of period. There's a glassy morning on Tuesday the 14th with a 1 ft ESE swell, but with energy at 34 it's just clean water with nothing to ride.

The one and only glimmer comes on Saturday the 18th. In the afternoon, we finally see a pulse. The combined energy jumps to 166, which is moderate, a real jump from the dribble we've had. The swell jumps to 3 ft from the SE with an 8-second period. The wind is cross-off from the WSW at 12 mph, so it should be clean. Hooks is the only break in the game, and for that Saturday afternoon, it actually offers a real wave – small but rideable and clean. That's your best shot, but it’s a long way out, so keep an eye on it.

After that, the forecast slides back into the same tiny, weak pattern for the final days of the outlook. All in all, it's a long, lean period. The good news? Breaks around here can turn around quick. Let's hope the forecasts change.

Rusty.

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