Hangers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days at Hangers are a real dud. There’s nothing on offer that’s worth paddling out for. The whole forecast period is a flat, weak run of tiny, short-period wind slop, and the wave comment is a constant “poor surf conditions”. Not a single day gets a recommendation. It’s a tough one, but for this area, a blank run like this isn’t that unusual – it just tends to sit there doing nothing for stretches.

The first possible surf we see is from Wednesday the 22nd of July, and it’s barely a ripple. Wednesday morning kicks off with a tiny 1 ft swell from the ESE at a weak 8 seconds (28 combined energy). The wind is a light cross-onshore, so it’s bumpy and messy. Wednesday afternoon is even worse with a moderate cross-onshore breeze making it choppy. Thursday the 23rd doesn’t improve – morning shows 2 ft from the ESE, but it’s still cross-onshore and fairly choppy (53 energy). Thursday afternoon drops to 1 ft. Friday the 24th is a bit bigger at 2 ft from the E, but the wind is either cross-onshore or onshore, and the period is still a short 8 seconds. Saturday the 25th offers a brief moment of a light cross-shore breeze in the morning with 2 ft, but it’s still weak (44 energy) and the surf is poor. The afternoon turns into a moderate cross-onshore blow, chopping it up.

Now, there’s a brief glimmer on Sunday the 26th of July. The morning has a gentle offshore wind from the WNW, so it’s clean, but the swell is only 2 ft from the E at 8 seconds (29 energy). The afternoon goes glassy with a slight air from the SSW, but again, the swell is tiny at 2 ft (31 energy). It’s clean, but there’s next to nothing to ride. Monday the 27th has a clean morning with light offshore wind, but it’s a paltry 1 ft. The rest of the week is more of the same – tiny 1 ft to 1 ft swells, all from the east or east-southeast, with periods stuck at 8 or 9 seconds. The combined energy values are all in the teens and twenties, which is weak. The wind is often cross-offshore or clean, but the lack of any real swell makes it a total write-off.

Heading into the second week, from the 31st of July onward, it’s the same story. Tiny 1 ft bumps, weak energy (12 to 19), and the wind is sometimes clean, but it’s just not surf. The water temperature for the first day is 84°F with a negligible anomaly of 0.2°F, so it’s about average for the time of year. But honestly, that doesn’t matter when there’s nothing to surf. The best thing I can say is that if you’re a kite surfer, this constant cross-onshore wind and tiny, weak chop might look more interesting than it is for a paddle surfer. For everyone else, it’s a long wait. Forecasts can change, but right now, there’s nothing to get excited about.

Rusty.

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