Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today (15 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 8PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm June 15). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hanson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 880 | 878 | 802 | 623 | 1382 | 2715 | 3827 | 4056 | 3953 | 3072 | 2515 | 2313 | 1997 | 1748 | 1444 | 1182 | 996 | 816 | 700 | 558 | 653 | 719 | 996 | 1370 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:55PM1.03m | 1:25AM0.11m | 2:34PM1.03m | 1:13AM0.13m | 3:10PM0.99m | 1:24AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM0.08m | 5:58AM0.01m | 11:24PM0.13m | 6:42AM-0.02m | 11:44PM0.18m | 7:26AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
 | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 880 | 878 | 802 | 623 | 1382 | 2715 | 3827 | 4056 | 3953 | 3072 | 2515 | 2313 | 1997 | 1748 | 1444 | 1182 | 996 | 816 | 700 | 558 | 479 | 367 | 319 | 287 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 8 | S 11 | SSE 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSE 10 | E 5 | NW 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | SE 9 | SSW 24 |
| kJ | 146 | 187 | 228 | 214 | 471 | 356 | 123 | 87 | 235 | 61 | 40 | 338 | 238 | 182 | 84 | 10 | 14 | 82 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | SSE 15 | SW 20 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | E 5 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 25 | S 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 74 | 101 | 255 | 127 | 163 | — | — | 88 | 58 | — | 39 | 21 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 4 | — | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NE 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 22 | 48 | 129 | 248 | 276 | 276 | 269 | 385 | 227 | 267 | 14 | — | 7 | 6 | 171 | 128 | 54 | 217 | 428 | 653 | 719 | 996 | 1370 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 152 | 173 | 171 | 170 | 165 | 170 | 170 | 177 |
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