Surf Forecasts:
Hargen surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 22 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, NW swell with 126 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hargen this week:
The surf forecast for Hargen over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Hargen in the next 16 days are 1.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 24) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hargen over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, let’s talk about Hargen. This is a beach/breakwater setup, and it’s exposed to the swell. The water temperature is sittin’ at 69° right now, which is a solid 5° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s a fair bit warmer than you’d expect, so you might not need the thickest wetsuit you own early on.
Alright, lookin’ through the whole 16-day window, and I’m gonna be straight with you: it’s pretty grim. For the first week, from Saturday the 22nd of August all the way through to the end of the month, the surf is just poor. The scores are zeros across the board. There’s no point in trying to sugarcoat it. The first few days have some waist-high swell, around 3ft to 4ft from the NNW and NW, but the wind is a cross-on mess, and the energy is weak (93 to 126). It’s choppy and lumpy.
Monday the 24th sees a small window of clean surf with a cross-off breeze, but the swell drops right away to 1ft to 2ft, and the energy is pathetic (20 to 23). You’d be bobbin’ around on a lake. Then Tuesday the 25th and Wednesday the 26th go even smaller, with tiny 0.3ft to 1ft waves. There’s a bit of offshore wind on Tuesday, but with no swell to push, it’s a total write-off. From Thursday the 27th, it nearly flatlines for a couple of days, with zero energy.
The second week starts to see a little more life, but it’s still not something to get excited about. Friday the 28th of August, we get a bump of 3ft to 3ft from the WSW, but the wind is cross-on and the energy is still weak (49 to 75). Saturday the 29th is similar, with more cross-on breezes and a bit of rain. The whole first half of September sees a persistent pattern of 3ft to 4ft swell from the west and west-northwest, but it’s constantly blown out by fresh to strong breezes (18 to 28 mph) from the same direction. The energy climbs to moderate on the 5th of September (139 to 170), so there’s some push there, but the wind is ripping onshore or cross-on, making it messy and lumpy. It’s not a surfable proposition for a paddle board.
The only real standout, if you can call it that, is that the spot does get a bit of swell energy in the second week, but the wind is completely against it. For a beach/breakwater setup with that much wind and swell, it’s honestly more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The surf is poor from start to finish, and there’s not a single day I’d recommend paddling out. It’s a dry spell, and for a place like this, that’s just how it goes sometimes.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Mon morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSE 2 | — | NW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 93 | 126 | 116 | 98 | 80 | 34 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 49 | 75 | 1 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 1:07PM1.55m | 1:35AM1.60m | 2:27PM1.56m | 2:56AM1.69m | 3:24PM1.63m | 3:49AM1.80m | 4:08PM1.69m | 4:28AM1.89m | 4:43PM1.74m | 4:59AM1.96m | 5:12PM1.77m | 5:27AM2.02m | 5:39PM1.81m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57PM0.58m | 8:31AM0.64m | 9:05PM0.60m | 10:32AM0.65m | 11:00PM0.53m | 12:03PM0.52m | 00:05AM0.42m | 1:03PM0.43m | 00:46AM0.36m | 2:00PM0.37m | 1:07AM0.34m | 7:47AM1.77m | 2:48PM0.34m | 1:33AM0.31m | |||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 20 | — | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | — | N 7 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | SE 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | — | SSE 2 | — | NW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 93 | 126 | 116 | 98 | 80 | 2 | — | 23 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 49 | 75 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 439 | 468 | 200 | 200 | 671 | 85 | 24 | 779 | 24 | 422 | 301 | 209 | 301 | 409 | 496 | 668 | 724 | 510 | 405 | 85 | 4 |
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The above surf forecast table for Hargen provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Hargen can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Hargen surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Hargen) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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