Hargen Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about it in feet and knots, because that’s how it breaks down.

I’m not gonna lie to you, this is a tough outlook. We’ve got a 16-day window, but the surf is barely ticking over. For Hargen (a beach/breakwater setup), it’s a real struggle to find a wave worth paddling for.

The water is surprisingly warm, sitting at 68°F. That’s about 5°F warmer than average for this time of year, so you won’t need the thickest wetsuit, at least.

Looking at the timeline, the first week is a write-off. From the 29th of July onwards, we’re looking at tiny swells. On Wednesday the 30th of July, there’s a 0.7 ft Northwest swell, but with a West-Northwest onshore wind, it’s just bumpy and small. The combined energy is a weak 13.

The morning of Friday, August 1st, finally gives us a clean cross-offshore wind from the Northeast. The swell is still tiny at 0.3 ft, but it’s glassy-looking. Energy is next to nothing at 5. It’s a knee-high, clean micro-session.

It stays like that until the afternoon of Monday, August 5th, where we get a bit of a bump to 0.9 ft from the North-Northeast. The period is a short 4 seconds – pure windswell – and the wind is a lumpy cross-shore. The energy is still minimal at 21. Not good.

The only real window I can see is the Saturday morning of August 10th. You get a 0.7 ft swell from the West-Southwest, with a clean cross-offshore wind from the Northeast. The period is still short at 4 seconds, and the energy is weak at 24, so the wave won’t have much push. It’s a clean, knee-high dribbler. It’s the best of a poor lot.

Later, around Thursday afternoon, August 15th, the swell height pushes up to 1.0 ft from the Northwest. The period is a poor 4 seconds still, and the wind is a moderate onshore from the North-Northwest, making it choppy. The energy is moderate at 38, but the chop ruins it. That’s a kite-surf or wing-foil setup, not for a paddle surfer.

To be clear, for traditional surfing, there is no stand-out session. The direction is okay for Hargen, but the size, period, and consistency are all missing. The gap of decent, rideable surf is basically the whole 16 days. It’s a quiet, flat spell. You might get a clean, tiny ride on that Saturday morning, but don’t plan your life around it. The forecast could always shift, but this one looks like a long, slow waiting game.

Rusty

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