Hangers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get real. This is a rough patch for Hangers. The whole 16-day window from September 1st through the 16th is pretty much a zero for surf.

The Big Picture

We start on Tuesday, September 1st, with next to nothing. Swell is a tiny 2 ft from the east, period a weak 8 seconds, and the wave energy is barely there at 47. The wind’s blowin’ from the ENE at 6 mph, right onshore. It’s just poor conditions all around. Don’t even bother.

The First Week: Nothin’ But Garbage

The whole first week is a struggle. Wednesday the 2nd sees a better period—11 seconds—and the energy bumps up to 111 (moderate), but the swell is still only 2 ft from the east, with a cross-onshore SSE wind at 9 mph. It’s choppy and ugly. The afternoon is no better, with E wind onshore and energy dropping to 98.

Thursday the 3rd is even worse: swell down to 2 ft, period back to 9 seconds, and the wind howlin’ at 12 mph from the SE. Choppy, blown out, energy at 59. Friday and Saturday are tiny—2 ft or less—and the wind stays onshore, except for a brief moment of glass on Saturday morning. That morning had 1 ft from the ESE, but with only 21 energy units, it might as well be flat.

Sunday the 6th has a rare hint of offshore wind—a light 3 mph from the west in the morning—but the swell is a miserable 0.7 ft from the east. Water temp is about normal for the season.

Second Week: More of the Same

From Monday the 7th all the way to Wednesday the 16th, the pattern holds: tiny swell, mostly under 2 ft, and onshore or cross-onshore winds. The biggest we see is 3 ft on Tuesday afternoon the 8th, but that’s from the NE with a terrible 6-second period and a stiff 12 mph cross-onshore wind. That’s not surf, that’s slop. Energy peaks at 87 that day—still weak.

We get a slight bump on the 12th with 2 ft from the east and a light NE breeze, but it’s cross-onshore. The rest is flat: 1.0 ft, 1 ft, onshore wind, poor surf conditions every time.

The Only Half-Decent Moment

If you’re desperate, the Saturday morning, September 5th, is your best bet. Glassy conditions with a 3 mph S wind—clean as can be. But the swell is only 1 ft from the ESE, period 8 seconds, and the combined energy is 21. You’d be paddling more than surfing. It’s clean, but there’s nothin’ to ride.

Bottom line: there’s no real swell to speak of, and the wind is almost always in the wrong spot. On a beach and reef setup like Hangers, these weak, short-period waves and strong onshore winds make it look more like a kite-surfing day than a paddling day. Hangers can be consistent, but this stretch is just a dead zone. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s time to find a hobby.

Rusty.

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