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Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia
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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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 8PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hanson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | |
1896 | 1526 | 2718 | 2457 | 2334 | 2212 | 2187 | 1771 | 1799 | 1676 | 1572 | 1480 | 1503 | 1391 | 1192 | 1192 | 1559 | 1966 | 2406 | 3075 | 3624 | 3424 | 5825 | 5515 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:01PM0.57m | 11:14PM0.55m | 1:03PM0.44m | 11:48PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34AM0.16m | 6:41AM0.19m | 5:54PM0.32m | 6:16AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | |
— | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | |
— | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
1896 | 1310 | 2718 | 2457 | 2334 | 2212 | 2187 | 1771 | 1799 | 1676 | 1572 | 1480 | 1503 | 1391 | 1192 | 1192 | 1559 | 1663 | 1568 | 1607 | 3624 | 3424 | 5825 | 5515 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — |
897 | 1526 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 105 | 202 | 661 | 1171 | 1966 | 2406 | 3075 | 1387 | 1365 | 1167 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — |
6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
51 | 36 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 0 | 164 | 288 | 29 | 83 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 498 | 52 | 52 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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