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Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 19 Jan 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
17.5° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 7AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (19 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (19 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
0.9
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131313121212222119191817171616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)75458656955249448648647946451349655477015542339317437965569537843963891362231782594
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:15AM
0.96
3:20PM
0.29
3:40AM
0.96
3:42PM
0.34
4:04AM
0.95
4:07PM
0.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:37AM
0.09
8:18PM
0.05
10:50AM
0.08
8:53PM
0.03
11:04AM
0.08
9:27PM
0.04
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise--6:24-------6:26-------6:26-----
Sunset------8:39-------8:38-------8:38-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181616181919171615161617181817161616161516161514
Feels °C (?)1915151616161413121313141515141313121311121198
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