Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Sunday 05 Apr 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 10PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)--
Afternoon (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (05 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.9
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121212141413131212121215151414141313131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51145040340941633082569668366353758061456156583614842221235022812126212620352065
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossonononononononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:56PM
0.88
2:21AM
0.46
3:20PM
0.87
2:26AM
0.44
3:45PM
0.83
2:25AM
0.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:32PM
0.17
8:16AM
-0.02
9:58PM
0.23
8:31AM
-0.02
10:27PM
0.29
8:44AM
0.00
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise-------6:39-------6:39-------6:39
Sunset--6:12-------6:09-------6:08-----
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
4731--------------------
Temp. °C171717171818192021201917161515151515141313131417
Feels °C (?)171817171718181819181916141213131313121212121316
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