Our preferred visit involves a January or February day with a forecast promising significant wind and ocean spray. We recommend arriving from Wexford town, perhaps after a meal at the lighthouse visitor center, timing your walk along the rocks for the hour following high tide. This is when the swell's roar reaches its peak and the spray explodes over the exposed stone.
To us, the Hook on a blustery Tuesday in February, with the wind singing through the iron railings, is a direct expression of Ireland.