Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 22 May 2026 ACST
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Hanson Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hanson Bay sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 3AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (23 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (23 May)5ft (1.6m)12s

Table - waves today at Hanson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
10
2.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2919
2509
2317
1541
1496
1083
1034
903
903
724
472
518
536
575
550
575
527
527
892
1141
1110
866
567
705
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
15
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
4:49PM0.74m
5:21PM0.63m
5:51PM0.53m
Low Tide
8:31AM0.12m
8:08AM0.23m
4:23AM0.27m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:19
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
16
19
19
16
17
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
16
16
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
15
13
13
13
12
12
10
10
11
10
11
10
10
10
11
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
W
7
1.4
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
10
2.1
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
Energy kJ
2919
2509
2317
1541
1496
1083
1034
903
903
724
472
518
536
575
550
575
208
527
892
1141
1110
866
400
486
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
8
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
E
5
1.4
WSW
12
1.2
W
7
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
202
176
160
147
77
86
77
84
290
115
77
36
157
34
527
128
60
57
173
260
264
705
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
WNW
8
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
NW
6
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
13
1.1
SW
16
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
19
98
4
70
34
226
156
111
23
95
103
68
41
93
16
32
567
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
5
0.6
N
5
1
NNW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
1.3
NW
7
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
3
1
ENE
4
1.4
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
E
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
Energy kJ
28
20
74
43
63
86
4
6
3
10
176
1
3
8
37
150
185
25
12
9
8
5
6
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
2
1
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
163
0
29
152
87
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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