Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 23 Feb 2026 ACDT
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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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 1PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (23 Feb)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (23 Feb)13ft (4.0m)15s

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

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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
0
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)161515151515141414141414141414131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)699573297329738066045970516146924062377334043355346935703466282426932653235422212241200218041933
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:47PM
0.73
3:49AM
0.47
6:29PM
0.71
2:22AM
0.49
7:47PM
0.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:39AM
0.00
11:58PM
0.36
10:40AM
-0.02
12:47AM
0.49
10:39AM
-0.04
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise-7:01-------7:01-------7:03------
Sunset----8:08-------8:07-------8:06---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141617171615151515161717171616161616161615141515
Feels °C (?)12131313131212131212131313121312121111101091010
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