41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the pipe for 41st Ave, known locally as The Hook or Shark Cove. It’s gonna be a slow burn for the most part, with a few bright spots to keep an eye on.

Over the next week and a half, we’ve got a persistent, light south-southwest swell running, but the wave heights are tiny – mostly in the 2 ft to 3 ft range. The good news is the wind stays light and often cross-shore, so the surface won't be a mess, but the energy is weak. The combined swell energy is moderate here, running between 307 and 509 in the first few days, so expect weak little lines that need a lot of patience. Honestly, for the first few mornings and afternoons it’s just marginal, with a score that says don’t get your hopes up.

Now, things start to perk up a little on Monday the 6th of July in the afternoon. We’ve got a 2 ft SSW groundswell with a 16-second period, light offshore cross wind, and the energy climbs to 592. The wind is cleaning it up nicely, and that longer period should give the reef at Shark Cove some shape. It’ll still be small, but clean. The water temp is about average for the time of year here.

Tuesday the 7th of July afternoon is where we get our first real standout. Swell bumps up to 3 ft from the SSW, period hitting 18 seconds, light offshore cross breeze, and the combined energy is up to 991 – that’s a noticeable step up. This is very good surf for the spot, with clean faces and that long period groundswell making the reef lines much more rideable.

But the best session of the whole run looks like Wednesday the 8th of July afternoon. The wind goes glassy – dead calm at 5 km/h from the south – and we’ve got a solid 3 ft SSW swell with a 16-second period. The combined energy hits 920. This is about as good as it gets for The Hook in this window: clean, glassy, and a little push. Get on it if you can.

After that, we slide back down. Thursday the 9th of July afternoon sees a shift to a shorter period WNW windswell (6 ft at 9 seconds), but that’s mixed with a cross-offshore breeze and decent energy (831). The size is bigger but the period is short, so it might be a little lumpy. By Friday the 10th and the weekend, it’s back to small marginal surf, with wave heights dropping to 3 ft or less.

The second week is a mixed bag. From the 12th to the 14th of July, we’ve got occasional glassy conditions and tiny 2 ft to 3 ft SSW swell, but it’s weak (energy 242-399). By the 14th and 15th of July, the swell shifts to a short-period WNW windswell (3 ft to 4 ft at 8 seconds) – that’s weak and messy. Not worth paddling out for.

Right at the tail end, on Thursday the 16th of July afternoon, there’s a little cleanup: 2 ft WNW swell with a very long 17-second period, light offshore breeze, energy 355. It’s tiny but glassy, and that long period could produce a rare clean little wave if the tide is right.

All in all, there are two true standouts: Tuesday afternoon (7th July) and especially Wednesday afternoon (8th July). Those are your best bets. The rest is small and mostly average, with lots of gaps between anything worthwhile.

Rusty.

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