Surf Forecasts:
Hargen surf forecast from 17 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, WNW swell with 72 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hargen this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Hargen in the next 16 days are 0.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 5s period and expected on Friday (Aug 21) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 19th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hargen over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what we’ve got.
Honestly, I’m looking at a pretty grim stretch ahead for Hargen. Over the next 16 days, the swell is small, the wind is mostly messy, and every single time slot in the data gets slapped with "poor surf conditions." There’s not a single standout day in the whole run where everything lines up. We’ve got a long gap of flat, choppy, or just plain ugly surf from the start all the way through.
Let’s walk through it. On Monday the 17th of August, we’ve got a tiny 2ft swell from the NNW with a short period of just 4 seconds and weak combined energy (9). The wind is a cross-on from the NNW at 12 mph, making things choppy. The water temp is sitting at 70°, which feels much warmer than normal for this time of year. The next few days don’t get any better – we’re stuck with onshore and cross-onshore winds, mostly in the 12-19 mph range, and swell heights barely scraping 3ft. The period stays short, and the energy never gets past moderate (68 at most).
By Saturday the 22nd, it’s still cross-on with a 2ft NW swell. Nothing to get excited about. Even when we get a bit of glassy wind on the morning of Thursday the 27th of August, the swell is only 2ft from the SW with a 3-second period and weak energy (10) – just not enough push to make it worthwhile.
The only real spike in the whole forecast shows up late on Saturday the 29th of August. We get a 5ft swell from the WSW with a period of 9 seconds and strong wave energy (370). But look closer – that’s a fresh onshore wind at 19 mph, and the data still calls it poor surf. That’s more of a wind-blown mess than anything you’d want to paddle into. That kind of setup with a beach/breakwater break like Hargen – I’d say that’s kite-surfing territory, not surfing.
After that, the energy drops right back down and the winds stay messy right through to the 1st of September. No second week highlights to speak of – just more of the same small, weak, onshore slop.
Bottom line: Keep the board in the car for a couple of weeks, mate. There’s nothing on offer worth the paddle out. Forecasts can change, but right now, Hargen is a no-go.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WSW 5 | W 6 | NNW 5 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
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 kJ | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 55 | 68 | 62 | 18 | 19 | 29 | 14 | 46 | 54 | 48 | 46 | 49 | 49 | 65 | 43 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:57AM1.83m | 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 | 2:27PM1.56m | 2:56AM1.69m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 8:31AM0.64m | 9:05PM0.60m | |||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — |
mm | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 8 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | SSW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | WSW 5 | W 6 | NNW 5 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | — | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | — | 3 | 46 | 55 | 68 | 62 | — | 19 | 29 | 14 | 46 | 54 | 48 | 46 | 49 | — | 65 | 43 | 68 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 737 | 779 | 827 | 617 | 681 | 681 | 786 | 729 | 667 | 627 | 602 | 343 | 468 | 468 | 352 | 352 | 543 | 301 | 200 | 439 | 111 |
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