Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 16 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
17.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 1AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
5
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.2
SW
2.4
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)141415161514141414141313131312121212121212181212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23832326446959656044495140053606312624021684192211299661059587414325247202142197250250
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:27AM
0.56
1:44PM
0.82
1:47AM
0.47
2:08PM
0.91
1:58AM
0.39
2:35PM
0.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:40PM
0.09
7:12AM
0.08
8:20PM
0.07
7:18AM
0.05
9:01PM
0.09
7:24AM
0.01
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----6:48-------6:48-------6:48--
Sunset-------5:55-------5:53-------5:52
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161615151414151514121211111521222021212218171715
Feels °C (?)15151413111111111199881218201717192118151612
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