Hangers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Oi, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – right now we’ve got a pretty bleak run on the cards for Hangers. The next couple of weeks are looking like a real test of patience, with barely a ripple worth paddling for.

The whole 16-day window is a write-off for decent surf. Every single forecast entry is tagged with "poor surf conditions" and a score of zero, so don’t hold your breath. From the 10th of July right through to the 25th, we’re looking at tiny, weak dribble. The swell height never even hits three feet, mostly hanging around 1 ft to 2 ft, and the period is short – mostly 7 to 8 seconds, which is just wind chop, not real groundswell. The combined swell energy is weak too, mostly between 11 and 42 (weak energy). You’d be better off taking up kayaking on a lake.

There are a few moments where the wind cleans up – like Saturday morning the 11th with glassy conditions on a 1 ft swell, or Sunday morning the 14th with a light northerly. But mate, 1 ft is barely a splash. It’s not surfable. There’s a couple of mornings with offshore or glassy wind, like Tuesday the 21st morning with a 1 ft swell and clean offshore wind from the west (15 km/h), but the swell is just too tiny.

The water’s running about a touch warmer than normal – 86°F on the 10th, which is about 2°F above average. Nothing wild, just a bit warm.

The only break on offer is Hangers, a beach-and-reef setup that’s fairly consistent but exposed to small swells from the east-southeast. The optimum swell direction is northeast, but we’re not getting any of that. It’s all tiny, short-period junk from the east-southeast. For the whole 16 days, there is no standout session. This is a blank run.

If you’re into kite surfing, the afternoon of the 18th of July has a 2 ft ESE swell with 15 mph cross-onshore wind and a combined energy of just 11. That’s more interesting for kites than a paddle board. For the rest, it’s a waiting game. Forecasts can change, but as it stands, this region is flat.

Rusty.

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