Hargen Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee, let’s talk about Hargen.

Right off the bat, honesty time: for the next week and a half, there’s barely a ripple worth paddling for. We’re looking at a long, flat spell from now through to around the end of next week. Don’t even bother checking the tide chart – it’s slim pickings.

Monday morning the 14th, we’ve got tiny 0.7ft swell from the NNW with a weak 6-second period. The wind is a light cross-off, so the surface might look clean, but there’s just no energy. Combined energy is a measly 8. That’s about as flat as a lake.

Through the middle of the week (15th to 17th), the swell bumps up a little but stays small – 2ft to 3ft – and the period is short, under 6 seconds. Winds are mostly cross to cross-onshore, gusting up to 22 mph, making the ocean lumpy and choppy. Keen for a beating? Probably not.

Thursday 17th afternoon sees 3ft from the WSW but period drops to 6 seconds and energy only hits 88. Still poor. Wind is fresh and onshore. Tough going.

The weekend (18th-19th) is more of the same: 3ft to 4ft, short period, onshore juice. The wind won’t help you shape a wave.

Monday 21st onward actually gets smaller again – 0.7ft to 1ft. That’s basically a swimming pool.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. Around Wednesday 23rd September, we finally see a pulse. Swell jumps to 4ft from the NNW, period stretches to 8 seconds, and combined energy hits 179 – that’s moderate energy. The wind is light, directly onshore from the NW at 6 mph. It will be a bit bumpy but surfable. This is the first real chance of the whole run.

Thursday 24th holds some 2ft to 3ft leftover with 8-second period, but better winds – light and cross-shore from the N. The surface will be fairly clean. Not epic, but a window.

By Monday 28th September, it looks like the best of the lot. The morning has 4ft from the WNW, period 6 seconds, but the wind is light offshore from the SE. Then Monday afternoon is the highlight – 4ft, WNW swell, 7-second period, and glassy wind from the N at just 3 mph. Combined energy reaches 148. Light and clean – that’s the one to pencil in. That Monday afternoon session at Hargen could actually be fun.

After that, Tuesday 29th starts to drop again with onshore winds and lumpy conditions.

So overall, there’s a major flat spell now through to the 22nd, then a few small but improving windows from the 23rd onward. The standout is Monday 28th September afternoon – 4ft WNW, glassy, clean. That’s the closest we get to a proper session in this 16-day window.

Stay patient, keep the wax warm.

- Rusty

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