Hangers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’ve had a good look at Hangers for the coming couple of weeks. Straight up, I’m not going to sugarcoat it—this is a lean stretch for surf. The whole 16-day window is basically a flat spell with very little energy to work with, and the winds are mostly onshore or cross-onshore, which doesn’t help. There’s a gap from now until about the 4th of August with no real solid surf on offer, and then it just stays pretty weak all the way through.

Let’s start with Tuesday morning, August 4th. We’ve got a tiny 2ft east swell, but the period is a short 8 seconds, so it’s lacking any real punch. The combined swell energy is only 29 (weak), and the wind is light from the SSW, blowing cross-offshore, which actually keeps the surface clean. Still, the wave comment says “poor surf conditions,” and honestly, a foot and a half of short-period east swell with barely any energy—there’s not much to get excited about. That does hold through the afternoon, with a clean offshore wind from the west, but the swell stays the same size.

Wednesday the 5th and Thursday the 6th are a write-off—onshore winds from the east, gusty, and the swell stays tiny. By Friday morning, August 7th, we see a little bump: 3ft east swell, 6-second period, still weak energy at 66. Winds are onshore again, so it’s messy. The afternoon picks up a bit to 4ft east swell, period 7 seconds, and energy climbs to 297 (moderate), but with onshore easterly winds, it’s just poor surf. That’s the biggest swell we see in the whole run, but it’s not clean, and the period is too short to give it any real shape.

Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th stay small, with cross-onshore winds and swell heights around 3ft to 4ft, all east or east-southeast, period 7 to 8 seconds. The energy dips back to the weak range on Sunday (87). Monday the 10th drops to 2ft, and the rest of the forecast—right through to the 19th of August—is a grind of tiny swell, poor wave quality, and mostly onshore or cross-onshore breezes. The water temperature here is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

I’m not seeing any standout days. The best of a bad lot is probably Friday afternoon, August 7th, with that 4ft east swell, but the onshore wind ruins it. This is a beach-and-reef setup, and with the swell so weak and the wind so often messy, it’s honestly looking more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The combined swell energy never gets strong, topping out at 297, and after that it’s all weak or moderate at best. For a spot that’s fairly exposed to the east, it’s just not delivering this time.

So, to be blunt: there’s no good surf on offer in this 16-day window. It’s a flat run, and the few small pulses get trashed by wind. Hangers is pretty consistent normally, so this is a dry spell that won’t last forever, but right now, I’d leave the boards at home.

Rusty.

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