Hangers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, it’s Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. The next 16 days are looking pretty quiet for the most part, with a long stretch of barely any surf to speak of. We’re talking about a solid week or more of small, weak, and messy conditions before a glimmer of something half-decent shows up later on.

The only spot on the radar is Hangers, and truth be told, there’s a lot of doldrums to sit through. From now through to about the 26th of August, it’s a real struggle. Swell heights are stuck between 1.0 ft and 2 ft, with combined energy readings that are barely registering – often in the teens or low thirties (weak energy). The direction is mostly ESE, occasionally E, with a short period of 8 seconds, meaning no real push or shape. The winds are a mixed bag of offshore and cross-offshore in the mornings, but the swell is just too small to do anything with. The afternoons are often cross-on or onshore, making it even worse. The water temp is about average for this time of year.

The first real break in the pattern hits on the morning of Thursday, 27 August. We get a tiny bump to 2 ft from the east, with a period of 13 seconds (longer period groundswell), and the combined energy climbs to 121 (moderate energy). The wind is glassy – that’s a major positive. The waves are surfable, but very ordinary. For a spot like Hangers, a beach and reef setup, that longer period could mean the waves are a bit more defined, but it might also break a little too straight. Still, it’s the best we’ve got.

The morning of Friday, 28 August, is another one to keep an eye on. Swell lifts to 2 ft from the east, period 10 seconds, energy at 108 (moderate), and again glassy conditions. It’s not pumping, but it’s clean and there’s a little more push. This is the standout of the whole outlook. For a crowd that’s “sometimes” around, you might get a couple of fun ones to yourself.

Everything else before and after is flat or messy. The afternoon of the 22nd shows a spike in energy to 141, but with a strong cross-on wind and a short period, it’s not worth paddling out for. Through the end of the month, it’s back to 1.0 ft to 2 ft, onshore winds, and poor conditions.

So, bottom line: if you’re desperate, the mornings of the 27th and 28th of August are your best bet for a clean, small wave session. Don’t hold your breath for anything else.

Rusty.

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