Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 1PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Hanson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1973 | 2827 | 3203 | 3440 | 3383 | 8554 | 9441 | 10554 | 8034 | 12762 | 11320 | 8718 | 7411 | 5736 | 4770 | 3842 | 2801 | 2492 | 1956 | 4020 | 9717 | 8179 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:10PM0.82m | 12:52PM0.90m | 3:31AM0.18m | 1:27PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41PM-0.00m | 9:37PM0.01m | 4:27AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 1973 | 2827 | 3203 | 3440 | 2582 | 8554 | 9441 | 10554 | 8034 | 12762 | 11320 | 8718 | 7411 | 5736 | 4770 | 3842 | 2801 | 2492 | 1956 | 4020 | 5009 | 454 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SW 21 | SW 19 | — | WNW 11 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SW 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 10 | 1124 | 3383 | — | 130 | — | — | 136 | 117 | 108 | 73 | 53 | — | — | — | 4 | 1065 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 19 | 27 | — | — | 33 | 284 | 537 | 758 | 2447 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 173 | 746 | 1175 | 1148 | 9717 | 8179 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 140 | 168 | 498 | 619 | 639 | 619 | 690 | 1004 | 1004 | 0 | 83 | 87 | 168 | 564 | 492 | 685 | 170 | 686 |
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