Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 8AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Hanson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the S by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2938 | 3154 | 3293 | 3353 | 3544 | 3311 | 2741 | 2457 | 4618 | 3733 | 5410 | 5615 | 5169 | 5870 | 7500 | 8531 | 8830 | 9472 | 10447 | 10736 | 10216 | 9386 | 8941 | 8253 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on |
High Tide | 2:06AM0.55m | 1:58PM0.63m | 2:16AM0.67m | 2:15PM0.58m | 2:33AM0.77m | 2:29PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50AM0.15m | 8:02PM0.11m | 8:25AM0.11m | 8:05PM0.08m | 8:56AM0.10m | 8:13PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2938 | 3154 | 3293 | 3353 | 3544 | 3311 | 2741 | 2457 | 2148 | 3733 | 4580 | 5138 | 4665 | 5870 | 7500 | 8531 | 8830 | 9472 | 10447 | 10736 | 10216 | 9386 | 8941 | 8253 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 5 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 57 | — | 56 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 4 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | W 6 | WSW 15 | WNW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 106 | 159 | 116 | 126 | 117 | 302 | 4618 | 412 | 5410 | 5615 | 5169 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 83 | 0 | 152 | 0 | 492 | 656 | 675 | 492 | 492 | 165 | 168 | 675 | 389 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 152 | 81 | 81 | 52 | 52 |
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