Hangers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's be real – the next 16 days are a snoozer for our break. We're staring down a massive gap of flat, poor conditions before anything even remotely fun shows up.

Starting Saturday, July 25th, it's a ghost town. For a solid ten days or more, the surf is tiny and weak. The energy is pathetic, mostly between 5 and 43 (weak energy), with swell heights barely hitting 2 feet. The wind is all over the place, but the waves are just too small to bother with. You'll be waiting a long time.

But hold up – on Tuesday, August 4th, we finally get a little pulse at Hangers (beach and reef). That Tuesday afternoon, the combined energy hits 60 (still just moderate energy), with a 2ft swell from the ESE. The period is a short 8 seconds, so no real punch, but the wind will swing offshore from the W at 12 mph. That offshore breeze will clean the surface right up, making it a smooth little wave. It's a "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" call, but for this stretch, it's the only game in town. The water temp is about normal for this time of year.

The swell is tiny, so it's safe for beginners. The break is fairly consistent, and crowds are listed as "sometimes" – so you might have a few mates out. The best swell direction for Hangers is from the NE, and this ESE swell is a bit off, but you take what you can get.

After that one afternoon, it's back to the same old story. The swell fades, and the 7th and 8th of August see a little bump to 3ft, but with a 7-second period and onshore or cross-onshore wind, it's a choppy, messy disappointment. Not worth paddling out.

So, one afternoon on the 4th of August is your window. The rest is a dry spell. It's a quiet run for the area, but things can change, so keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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