Hangers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’ve gotta be straight with ya. The next couple of weeks are looking grim out at Hangers. I’m not seeing any real standout sessions, not even a cheeky dawny that’ll get the blood pumping. We’ve got a long, flat stretch ahead.

Right now, starting from the morning of the 28th of August, the swell’s a tiny little thing at 1 ft coming from the east with not enough energy to shake a stick at (40). The wind might be okay, but it’s a no-go. That poor surf quality sticks around for days. We’re looking at a solid week of barely anything rideable with small windswell and messy, onshore breezes. On the 30th, it’s trying to kick up to 3 ft but with a short period of 5 seconds, it’s just gonna be lumpy and weak.

Even when we get a touch more energy around the 2nd of September, it's still labelled as poor. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-on, chopping everything up. You'll be fighting drift, not riding waves. There’s a glimmer of cleanish conditions on the morning of the 5th of September when the wind goes glassy – but the swell is a pathetic 1 ft. Not worth paddling out for.

It isn’t until the morning of 8th of September that things get slightly interesting. We get an offshore breeze from the west, and the swell bumps up to 2 ft from the ENE, period 11 seconds. The combined energy hits 120 – that’s moderate, enough to get a push. The wave comment finally says “surfable waves but very ordinary.” That’s probably the best we see in this run. The period is nice and long, which should give those waves some shape, but the direction is east-northeast, which is a cross to the optimum direction at Hangers. It’s not a standout, just the least terrible option.

Again on the morning of the 9th, and the morning of the 10th, and the 11th, we get similar setups: clean, offshore winds, with waves around 2 ft to 2 ft. The energy stays moderate, but the heights are tiny. It won’t be big, clean fun, just clean fun on a small scale. For a break that’s a beach and reef setup, these long period ENE swells might break a bit straight, but with the low height, it won’t matter much.

Water temp anomaly isn't given, so I'll leave it, but you’ll be wanting a spring suit for the mornings.

Honestly, there’s no real highlight here. If you’re desperate, the early mornings from the 8th to the 11th of September offer clean, offshore conditions with waist-high waves. Other than that, put the board away for a week.

Rusty.

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