Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 30 Aug 2025 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
15.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 3AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (31 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (31 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s

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

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Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
3
4
5
6
6
7
9
8
7
5
5
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.1
SW
3
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
WSW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)121211111111111111111112131914181716161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)385131052553211319231756166916601708208922933176444157936918875584697228679758985655471752383684
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:07AM
0.67
2:30PM
0.48
6:00AM
0.62
11:16AM
0.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:43PM
0.02
11:03AM
0.42
9:48PM
0.04
9:43PM
0.06
Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Sunrise-----6:45-------6:43-------6:41--
Sunset6:00-------6:00-------6:01-------
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121212121212131312121213121314141312121212131616
Feels °C (?)89999889899109910101098877109
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for SA - Kangaroo Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Hanson Bay (light winds from the WSW at KingstoneAero 69 km from Hanson Bay). 2.9m 11s groundswell from the SW with a 1.0m 10s swell from the SSE. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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