Hargen Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for the Hargen stretch.

Well, I gotta be straight with you – this outlook is a tough one. The whole 16-day window is a real ghost town for surf. There just isn't a single recommendation that gets the green light. The waves are small, the wind is mostly wrong, and the energy just isn't there. We're looking at a long, blank run. It happens, but it doesn't make it any easier to swallow.

Let's start with tomorrow, Tuesday the 28th of July. The water is a balmy 67°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – a solid 4° above average. That's a nice little bonus, but it's wasted on the surf. We've got a weak 1 ft swell from the NNW with a short period of 8 seconds, and a cross-on wind from the southwest. Wave energy is a paltry 28. It's a mess.

Moving through the week, it's more of the same. Wednesday the 29th sees the swell drop to 0.7 ft, and while the wind goes light offshore on Wednesday afternoon, the energy is just 9. You might get a tiny, clean ripple, but it won't be ridable. Thursday the 30th has a bit more size, up to 2 ft, but the period is a trashy 4 seconds and the wind is onshore. The rest of the first week and into the first weekend of August is a total write-off. Swell stays tiny, wind is all over the place, and the energy readings are mostly in the single digits.

We do see a bit of a pulse of energy moving into the second week. By Friday the 7th of August, the combined energy climbs to 51 (moderate), with a 3 ft swell from the north. The wind is cross-off in the morning, so it might be clean. But the period is still a short 6 seconds, and the surf is still rated as poor. That trend continues into the weekend of the 8th and 9th of August, with the energy hitting 75 on the 8th – the highest we'll see. The swell is 3 ft from the NNW with a period of 7 seconds, but the wind is mostly cross-on or cross-shore and lumpy, keeping the quality low.

The last few days of the outlook, into the 11th and 12th of August, show the same frustrating pattern: a bit more energy (49 to 73) but the winds are onshore or cross-on, ruining any chance of a clean wave. To be honest, with this onshore wind and the beach/breakwater setup, the conditions look more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. There's just nothing here for us.

So, I'd say save your energy. The forecasts can change, but right now, it's a total drought. Hang tough, and we'll see what the next weather system brings.

Rusty.

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