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Hangers 49.8

#4473 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇺🇸 United States of America · Florida · near Melbourne

Wind is the enemy here, peaks in September, gentle enough to learn.

Warm waterBeginner friendlyBeginner
Surf score49.8 /100
Surfable days64% of the year
Clean days4% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell7% period 11 s+
Typical size0.7 m 2.3 ft median
Water25°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Hangers

The best time to surf Hangers is January, September, October. It rarely works. In September the water sits around 29°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 0.7 m. and the nearest town is Melbourne (18 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan79%6%0.9 m21°C2mm
Feb79%4%0.8 m19°C3/2
Mar84%6%0.8 m22°Cvest
Apr79%2%0.7 m24°Cvest
May65%2%0.7 m26°Cboardies
Jun26%0%0.5 m28°Cboardies
Jul20%0%0.5 m28°Cboardies
Aug24%0%0.5 m29°Cboardies
Sep71%15%0.7 m29°Cboardies
Oct75%7%0.7 m26°Cboardies
Nov88%2%0.9 m24°Cvest
Dec78%6%0.8 m22°Cvest

Why 49.8

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
18.9
Clean days 24%
2.1
Groundswell 12%
1.1
Season spread 10%
7.3
Wave size 8%
0.8
Water comfort 10%
8.6
Access 10%
9.7

The detail

Faces 23° with 50% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 60% of days. Mean peak period 8.4 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 82%. Months that work: 9 of 12. Coordinates 28.243, -80.601 (OpenStreetMap).

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