Hangers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, mate, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a pretty quiet stretch ahead. The first real surf we’re likely to see is about a week away, so there’s a bit of a flat spell to sit through. The swell energy is low, and most days are just too small and messy to get excited about. The only spot on the radar is Hangers.

For the first week, from Friday the 17th through to the 24th, the wave heights are barely a ripple – we’re talking 0.2m to 0.5m of weak, short-period ESE swell. The combined energy’s barely registering (11 to 80), and the wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore, leaving it choppy and jumbled. Not worth paddling out for.

The real story picks up around Saturday the 25th. That morning, Hangers will see a little pulse of 0.7m from the ESE with a light cross-off breeze. The combined energy is still weak (82), but it’s clean. That’s the first window where you might actually get a few little waist-high waves to yourself. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so nothing to fuss about there.

Sunday the 26th afternoon is a real tease – the wind goes glassy, but the swell is tiny at 0.5m from the east. If you’ve got a longboard, it might be worth a quick splash, but don’t expect much.

The standout window, if you can call it that, looks like Wednesday the 29th. The combined energy jumps to 125 and 144 through the day, which is a step up from the rest, but the swell is still small (0.7m to 0.9m) and coming from the SSE then ESE with a short period of 6-9 seconds. The wind is cross-on, so it’ll be a bit bumpy, but for this stretch, it’s the most push you’ll see. This is a beach and reef setup, and with the wind being cross-onshore, honestly, it’s looking more interesting for a kite session than a proper paddle. It’s a beginner-to-intermediate size, but the conditions aren’t great.

The very end of the run, Saturday the 1st of August, shows a clean 0.4m ESE swell with light offshore wind, but it’s tiny.

So, bottom line: keep your expectations low. The best chance for a surf is the morning of the 25th or the afternoon of the 29th, but neither is a standout. Most of the time, the wind and small swell just won’t line up.

Rusty.

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