Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 15 Oct 2025 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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.0°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 2AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (16 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (16 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s

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

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Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
4
3
4
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)161616161615151515141415151514141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)630753355268483343504585429240214556412337683820402140243280396836733469332031122782263925612017
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
NNW
25
WNW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:30PM
0.61
3:04AM
0.37
12:55PM
0.62
2:00AM
0.45
1:17PM
0.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:16PM
0.08
8:36PM
0.14
6:13AM
0.34
7:58PM
0.16
7:03AM
0.26
Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise----6:39-------6:37-------6:35---
Sunset7:37-------7:37-------7:38-------
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212022232319161514131314131415141312111010172123
Feels °C (?)1916161616161311111010111011111011111087131718
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for SA - Kangaroo Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Hanson Bay (light winds from the SSW at ParndanaCfsAws 43 km from Hanson Bay). A 3.2m groundswell from the SW

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43 km away, 48 min ago

7 km/h
SSW
0.0
15.4
Air / Water (°C)
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