Surf Forecasts:
Hargen surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 22 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, NNW swell with 73 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hargen this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Hargen in the next 16 days are 0.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 23) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hargen over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get into it.
Look, I won’t sugarcoat it – we’re staring down a pretty grim stretch here at Hargen. The first week and a half is a write-off. We’ve got a solid run of days with weak, choppy waves and crappy wind. From Monday the 17th right through to Sunday the 24th, the swell is tiny, the period is short, and the wind is mostly cross or onshore. It’s just not worth paddling out. The water is around average for this time of year, nothing to write home about.
There’s a glimmer of something on Tuesday the 25th morning. We see a little bump in swell to about 4ft from the North, with a short period of 6 seconds. The combined swell energy is moderate at (114). The wind is a light cross-offshore from the ENE, which should clean it right up. It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary. This isn’t the day to call in sick for.
After that, we’re back into the doldrums until Friday the 28th. That morning and afternoon see another pulse of 4ft swell, this time from the WNW, again with a moderate energy (117 and 145). The wind is a clean cross-offshore from the South and SSE. The sets will be a bit more lined up, but the period is still short, so don’t expect any real power.
The biggest push comes on Sunday the 30th. The swell stays around 4ft, but the energy jumps to strong levels at (212), coming from the WNW. The problem is the wind – a fresh cross-shore from the SW, making it lumpy and messy. This setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than for a clean paddle session, to be honest.
The standout, if you can call it that, is the morning of Tuesday the 25th for a quick, clean but weak session, or the morning of Friday the 28th for a slightly better-shaped, cleaner wave. Neither are classics. The period never gets above 8 seconds, so don’t expect any long, glassy walls. It’s a tough two weeks.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 7 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | WNW 5 | NNW 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 |
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 kJ | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 15 | 16 | 27 | 10 | 55 | 43 | 15 | 11 | 37 | 73 | 51 | 36 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:59AM2.05m | 8:17PM1.88m | 8:42AM1.98m | 8:58PM1.87m | 9:28AM1.90m | 9:43PM1.84m | 10:17AM1.80m | 10:34PM1.76m | 11:15AM1.67m | 11:44PM1.64m | 1:07PM1.55m | 1:35AM1.60m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:58AM0.09m | 9:47AM1.79m | 5:36PM0.29m | 5:18AM0.12m | 5:50PM0.37m | 5:45AM0.20m | 6:09PM0.44m | 6:14AM0.31m | 6:34PM0.49m | 6:43AM0.43m | 7:07PM0.54m | 7:28AM0.55m | 7:57PM0.58m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | 9:06 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | — | — | NW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | N 8 | WSW 5 | NNW 10 | SW 5 | — | — | — | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | N 7 | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | S 3 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | WSW 5 | W 6 | WNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | ENE 2 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 10 | — | 5 | 29 | 15 | 16 | 27 | — | 55 | 43 | 15 | 11 | 37 | 73 | 51 | 36 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 755 | 738 | 737 | 743 | 834 | 617 | 828 | 681 | 771 | 667 | 667 | 388 | 743 | 468 | 475 | 273 | 295 | 200 | 113 |
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