Surf Forecasts:
Hargen surf forecast from 16 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period, NNW swell with 244 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hargen this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Hargen in the next 16 days are 1.3m 9s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 16) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hargen over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab a seat and a coffee, because I’ve stared at the charts for Hargen and I gotta be straight with you—there’s not a single decent wave in the whole 16-day window. The outlook is a barren run from July 16th all the way through to July 31st. Every single session is marked as poor surf conditions, and the scores are a big fat zero. It’s a tough stretch.
The first few days are a write-off. Thursday the 16th is tiny with a 1ft NNE windswell, period a miserable 3 seconds, and the combined energy is a weak 3. The wind is a messy cross-off or cross, so you’re looking at a choppy, weak surface. Friday and Saturday the 17th and 18th see a slight bump, but the wind gets nasty—cross-on from the NW and NNW at 15-19 mph, making everything lumpy and poor. The swell height creeps up to 4ft on Saturday afternoon, and the energy hits 150 (moderate), but it’s all blown out and messy. The period is still short, around 8 seconds, so no real shape.
The following week doesn’t offer any relief. From Monday the 20th through to Sunday the 26th, we’re stuck with similar cross-on winds and inconsistent, weak swell. The best energy comes on Wednesday the 22nd with 4ft swell and 157 energy, but again, the wind is onshore from the NNW at 15 mph, ruining any chance of a clean wave. The period never gets above 9 seconds, and most days it’s in the 4-7 second range, which is pure windswell junk. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so nothing weird there.
The last few days, from the 27th to the 31st, are a sad fade-out. Tiny swell, often under 2ft, with energy readings in the single digits or low twenties. The wind is all over the place—cross, cross-on, and on the 31st we finally get a glassy morning, but the swell is a pathetic 1.0ft from the NW with a 6-second period. It’s a flat, glassy lake, not surf.
Look, I’m a local, and I know Hargen is a beach/breakwater setup exposed to a narrow window of swell. When the wind is wrong, it’s just not happening. The consistent cross-on wind from the NW and NNW just kills any chance of a wave. The best I can say is that this kind of blank run isn’t that unusual for the area—it tends not to stay poor for long, and forecasts can change, but right now, there’s nothing to chase. Hang your board up for a couple of weeks.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wed 22 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 103 | 150 | 244 | 150 | 154 | 186 | 97 | 47 | 20 | 10 | 22 | 102 | 142 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:43PM1.35m | 6:07AM2.06m | 6:34PM1.74m | 10:37PM1.31m | 6:54AM2.08m | 7:20PM1.73m | 11:18PM1.26m | 7:41AM2.07m | 8:05PM1.73m | 8:30AM2.05m | 8:52PM1.72m | 9:22AM1.99m | 9:40PM1.71m | 10:16AM1.92m | 10:32PM1.68m | 11:16AM1.83m | |||||
Low Tide | 8:38PM1.32m | 4:11PM0.01m | 9:19PM1.26m | 9:11AM1.84m | 4:55PM0.00m | 10:04PM1.23m | 9:41AM1.85m | 5:35PM0.06m | 11:04PM1.22m | 5:21AM0.06m | 6:10PM0.15m | 5:43AM0.06m | 6:38PM0.26m | 6:17AM0.10m | 7:01PM0.34m | 6:56AM0.18m | 7:33PM0.40m | ||||
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 | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — |
 | 9:59 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:52 | — | 9:50 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 103 | 150 | 244 | 150 | 154 | 186 | 97 | 47 | 20 | 10 | 22 | 102 | 142 | 157 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 676 | 812 | 800 | 737 | 850 | 879 | 1036 | 469 | 468 | 468 | 468 | 468 | 468 | 200 | 293 | 529 | 213 | 707 | 529 | 213 | 352 |
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