Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 06 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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 3PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (06 May)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (06 May)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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6
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
3.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2570
2521
2511
1430
4115
4514
5139
6564
7453
8686
9639
9281
8263
7836
7315
6377
5688
5127
5127
5225
5265
5132
4990
4429
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:34PM0.86m
2:13AM0.34m
4:08PM0.80m
2:06AM0.32m
4:49PM0.74m
Low Tide
8:01AM0.01m
10:50PM0.27m
8:20AM0.03m
11:52PM0.30m
8:35AM0.07m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
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5:34
5:32
5:31
5:30
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
15
14
14
15
15
13
11
11
8
7
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
8
8
10
10
11
12
11
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
2.1
SW
13
0.7
SW
19
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
2570
312
373
1430
369
891
901
795
7453
8686
9639
9281
8263
7836
7315
6377
5688
5127
5127
5225
5265
5132
4990
4429
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
21
0.5
WSW
18
0.7
SW
20
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.9
SW
18
Energy kJ
159
188
373
103
147
522
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
18
Energy kJ
106
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
5
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
8
3.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
49
2521
2511
632
4115
4514
5139
6564
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
1
1
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
4
6
2
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
152
492
686
690
938
1011
113
113
52
52
52
52
52
113
113
113
52
564
702
1182
52
52
52
52
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
6
6
4
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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