Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 07 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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 11PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)--
Evening (07 May)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
6
0
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8484
7836
7524
6847
6123
5895
6168
6298
6444
6071
5318
4800
4140
3651
3305
2759
2548
2088
1732
1553
1412
1336
1227
1207
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:08PM0.80m
2:06AM0.32m
4:49PM0.74m
5:44PM0.66m
Low Tide
11:52PM0.30m
8:35AM0.07m
8:35AM0.13m
7:21AM0.18m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
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7:05
7:05
7:07
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5:31
5:30
5:30
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
10
8
9
9
10
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
Energy kJ
8484
7836
7524
6847
6123
5895
6168
6298
6444
6071
5318
4800
4140
3651
3305
2759
2548
2088
1732
1553
1412
1336
1227
1207
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
5
6
4
5
4
4
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
1
4
4
4
1
Distance (km)
113
113
113
113
113
113
113
113
1038
52
52
52
52
52
52
52
52
52
19
52
19
19
19
52
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
1
4
4
4
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
8
6
4
5
4
4
5
3
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
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