Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 ACST
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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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 9PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)--
Afternoon (08 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (08 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
!
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0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141413131313131212121212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)178716651929177916881693166822412076326435083907498851965448569062967157719466096271615557385913
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:15PM
0.77
2:06AM
0.41
4:51PM
0.70
5:53PM
0.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:04PM
0.36
8:54AM
0.03
8:52AM
0.07
8:23AM
0.11
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:41-------6:43
Sunset--6:07-------6:06-------6:05-----
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
13--------11---11-111-1-
Temp. °C151718181817161819191715141514141514141313131314
Feels °C (?)13161818161514151414128887776767778
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