Hangers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days at Hangers are looking pretty bleak. We’re starting off with a run of flat, poor conditions that’ll test your patience. The first surf worth mentioning doesn’t even show up until the 29th of July, so there’s over a week of nothing to get excited about.

Let’s walk through it. From Monday the 20th to Wednesday the 29th, it’s a dead zone. The swell is tiny, mostly under 2 ft, and the wind is a mess – cross-onshore from the SSE and SE, making it choppy and lumpy. The energy is weak, with combined swell energy readings barely cracking 80 (36 to 80), so there’s no power behind it. The water temp is sitting at 84°, which is about average for this time of year, so at least you won’t freeze while you’re staring at flat lines.

On Thursday the 23rd and Friday the 24th, we get a little clean-up with onshore winds going light, but the swell is still pathetic – 2 ft to 2 ft from the E, with periods of 8 seconds. That’s weak, short-period stuff. The energy is still low (23 to 45). Not worth paddling out for.

Saturday the 25th of July morning actually has a brief moment of hope – glassy conditions with a 2 ft E swell, but the energy is still only 43 and the waves are just too small to do anything with. By afternoon, it’s back to cross-onshore chop.

Then we get a shift. Sunday the 26th and Monday the 27th see offshore winds from the W and WSW, which cleans things up, but the swell remains tiny – 1 ft to 2 ft from the E, with periods of 8 seconds. The energy is pitiful (20 to 32). Clean but flat.

The one standout in this whole period is Wednesday the 29th of July afternoon. We get a 2 ft ESE swell with a period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 84 – still weak, but it’s the highest we’ve seen. The offshore wind from the W at 12 mph makes it clean, and the comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” That’s the best we’ve got, and it’s a 1 out of 10. It’s small, but if you’re desperate, you might find a waist-high ripple.

After that, it’s a slide back into mediocrity. Thursday the 30th to Tuesday the 4th of August offers little – swell under 2 ft, mostly E, with periods of 7 to 9 seconds, and energy readings mostly in the 20s to 40s. A few sessions have offshore winds (like Friday the 31st morning and Saturday the 1st of August morning), but the waves are still too small to get excited about. The combined energy hits 164 on Friday the 31st afternoon – that’s moderate energy – but the swell is from the ESE at 3 ft with a 9-second period, and the cross-shore wind adds a bit of chop. It’s not great.

Bottom line: Hangers is a beach and reef setup that’s fairly exposed to swell, but the swell just isn’t there. The optimum direction is NE, but we’re getting E and ESE all through. The difficulty is advanced, but with waves this small, it’s not even a challenge. Crowds are sometimes around, but I doubt anyone will be out. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on the few days with stronger wind and lumpy conditions.

There’s no real high point here. The only window worth a look is Wednesday the 29th of July afternoon, and even that’s a stretch. Keep your eye on the forecasts – things can change, but right now, it’s a tough stretch.

Rusty.

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