Hargen Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s take a look at Hargen. I’m staring at the full 16-day picture, and I’ll be honest – it’s a long, quiet spell. There’s nothing worth getting wet for in the first few weeks, and the only real glimmer of something that might get your heart pumping doesn’t show up until way down the line. It’s the kind of run that makes you want to check the forecast again tomorrow, because it’s bound to get better.

The first record we have is for Friday the 24th of July, and it’s a no-go. A tiny 1ft swell from the NW, with a period of just 7 seconds. The wind is a cross-onshore WSW breeze at 9 mph, and the combined energy is a weak 11. It’s just poor. The water temperature is 66°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only thing going for it.

We roll through the next week, and it’s the same story. Saturday the 25th, Sunday the 26th, Monday the 27th – all small, all onshore or cross-onshore, all with scores of zero. The swell heights barely tickle 3ft at best, but the periods are short, and the wind is mostly from the W or WNW, blowing straight on or cross-on. The combined energy stays in the low teens or twenties – weak stuff. There’s a moment on Thursday the 30th of July where the wind turns offshore from the east at 12 mph, and the morning looks clean, but the swell is a pathetic 0.3ft with a combined energy of 2. You can’t surf that.

We get a tiny bit of hope on the 1st of August, Saturday morning. It’s a 2ft swell from the WSW, period of 5 seconds, and a cross-offshore wind from the south at 9 mph keeping it clean. The combined energy is 19. It’s not much, but it’s the first time the conditions don’t look completely hopeless. Still, it’s a poor surf condition call.

Then we hit another dead zone. From the 2nd of August right through to the 7th, it’s all tiny – 0.7ft, 1ft, 1ft – with onshore or cross-onshore winds, and combined energy rarely breaking 10. It’s a gap of about six days with nothing that’s worth paddling out for.

The only real standout, and I’m saying this with a heavy heart because it’s so far out, is the morning of Saturday the 8th of August. That’s over a week away. The swell picks up to 4ft from the WSW, with a period of 6 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 121 – that’s the first time we see a three-digit number, indicating moderate wave energy. The wind is glassy, from the NW at just 3 mph. It’s Hargen, a beach/breakwater setup, and it’s fairly consistent. The optimum swell direction is from the NNW, and this one is from the WSW, so it’s not a perfect match, but the clean glassy conditions and the biggest swell of the window make it the best on offer. The water temp anomaly isn’t given for that date, but it’s been a touch warmer than normal earlier. It’s for intermediate surfers, but with a clean 4ft, it’s manageable. Crowds are possible – it says “sometimes” – so you might have a few others with the same idea.

After that, the forecast ends. There’s nothing else. For most of the 16 days, the surf is poor, and the blank run is pretty normal for an area like this when the swell just doesn’t line up. Keep your eye on that Saturday the 8th – it’s promising, but it’s long-range, so don’t book the day off just yet.

Rusty.

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