Hangers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat for Hangers. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak swell and mostly onshore winds that are gonna leave the waves messy and uninviting. There’s a real gap here from now until about the middle of next week where you’d be better off doing something else. The first glimmer of something that might be worth a paddle doesn’t show up until Wednesday, August 19th, so that’s a solid week of nothing.

For the one and only spot on the menu, Hangers, it’s a beach and reef setup. The water temp is sitting around 85°F which is pretty average for this time of year.

Let’s walk through the days. On Wednesday August 12th, we’ve got a tiny 1ft swell from the ESE with a short period of 6 seconds. The combined energy is a measly 10. The wind is cross-off in the morning but the surf is just too poor to bother. The afternoon gets worse with a cross-on breeze. This pattern of low energy and small, weak waves just repeats day after day: Thursday August 13th brings glassy 0.7ft waves in the morning, still no good. Friday August 14th, Saturday August 15th, Sunday August 16th, Monday August 17th, and Tuesday August 18th all show the same story – waves under 2ft, energy readings in the teens and twenties, and mostly cross-on or onshore winds. It’s all “poor surf conditions” until we get a change.

Finally, on Wednesday morning August 19th, we see a little pulse. The swell comes up to 2ft from the E, with a period of 11 seconds. The combined energy hits 89 (still weak). The wind goes glassy, which is a major positive – it’ll be clean. The report says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” which is better than nothing, but it’s not a standout. If you’re desperate, that’s your window. The afternoon gets choppy again.

After that, it’s back to the same flat, poor-quality pattern. Thursday August 20th through to Thursday August 27th all show waves between 1ft and 2ft, with energy staying below 100. The winds are a mix of glassy mornings and onshore afternoons, but the swell is just too small to get excited about. Sunday August 23rd has another glassy morning with 2ft waves, and Monday August 24th has the biggest swell of the whole period at 2ft from the E, with an 8-second period and energy of 84. Still, the report calls it “poor surf conditions.” The wind is cross-on, so it’s not clean.

Honestly, there’s no standout session here. The best bet is the Wednesday August 19th morning for the glassy conditions, but it’s tiny. For a bigger wave, Monday August 24th offers the most size, but it’s choppy. If you’re a beginner, the 2ft to 2ft waves are fine, but the quality is low. For experts, there’s just no power or shape to work with.

With this much onshore wind and small, weak swell, the setup at Hangers might actually be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Conditions are just not cooperating for us.

Stay tuned, forecasts can change, but right now it’s a quiet stretch.

Rusty.

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