Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 15 May 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
17.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 3PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)8ft (2.4m)15s
Afternoon (15 May)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (15 May)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2716
2427
2152
1956
1809
1366
1426
1772
2278
2454
2323
5743
5916
5347
4695
3582
3167
2803
2310
2275
2532
2456
2140
1982
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
0
E
0
NNE
5
NNE
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:55PM0.83m
1:02AM0.34m
1:23PM0.93m
1:21AM0.26m
1:54PM1.00m
1:24AM0.20m
Low Tide
5:52AM0.13m
8:02PM0.11m
6:02AM0.10m
8:51PM0.09m
6:14AM0.06m
9:40PM0.11m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:24
5:23
5:22
1
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
17
18
16
16
16
17
16
17
19
18
17
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
16
15
15
16
15
13
14
15
14
16
17
17
17
14
13
13
12
13
12
13
13
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
2716
2427
2152
1956
1809
1366
1426
1772
2278
2454
2323
5743
5916
5347
4695
3582
3167
2803
2310
2275
2532
2456
2140
1982
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
4
0.4
ENE
4
1.7
SW
17
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
14
6
1677
22
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
N
5
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.5
N
4
1
N
5
0.9
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
Energy kJ
21
28
46
22
25
6
49
47
90
24
39
38
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
83
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
87
140
52
52
52
52
52
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
6
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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