Hargen Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s size up what's going on at Hargen. I’ll be honest – the next 16 days are a total dud for surf. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing worth paddling out for.

The water temp is 66°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least the dip won’t be too cold. But that’s about the only bright spot. The swell energy is weak, with a combined energy of just 87 on the first afternoon, and it only gets worse.

Through the rest of July and into early August, it’s poor surf conditions all the way. Swell heights barely reach 4ft on the 26th, but that’s a short-period, messy WNW windswell at just 6 seconds, blown out by a strong onshore wind. After that, it’s a whole lot of nothing – tiny waves, wrong winds, and onshore chop. Most of the time you’re looking at swell under 2ft and combined energy dropping into the single digits or low tens. That’s not surf, that’s a pond.

There’s a small glimmer on August 2nd and 3rd, with some clean, cross-offshore conditions, but the swell is pathetically small – around 1ft – and not worth paddling out for. The best you could hope for is a splash around on a foam board, but even then, the energy is basically non-existent.

The only period with a bit more size is around August 5th and 6th, when swell bumps up to about 3ft from the WSW, but the period is still short (6-7 seconds), the winds are onshore or cross-onshore, and the combined energy is only moderate at best (51-52). It’ll be choppy and lumpy, not clean. Honestly, that setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

This overall blank run is fairly normal for this spot when the swell windows don’t line up. It’s a consistent enough break, but right now the ocean just isn’t delivering. Forecasts can change, but as it stands, there’s nothing worth chasing until well into the second week, and even then, it’s a big maybe.

Rusty.

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