Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 28 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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 5PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (28 Apr)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
4
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5128
4892
4274
4169
4117
4263
3586
3026
2985
2840
2985
2903
2498
2304
2050
2110
1864
1735
1735
1945
2119
2216
2090
2061
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
0
SSW
15
ENE
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:14AM0.50m
12:51PM0.67m
00:36AM0.47m
1:07PM0.77m
00:56AM0.44m
Low Tide
6:37PM0.25m
6:12AM0.15m
7:12PM0.19m
6:19AM0.11m
7:44PM0.15m
6:31AM0.08m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:58
6:58
6:58
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5:42
5:40
5:39
5:38
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
18
24
24
23
20
19
22
22
23
25
26
23
23
23
22
21
22
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
16
20
21
20
19
19
18
17
18
19
21
19
18
18
18
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
5128
4892
4274
4169
4117
4263
3586
3026
2985
2840
2985
2903
2498
2304
2050
2110
1864
1735
1735
1945
2119
2216
2090
2061
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
4
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
11
0.9
NW
7
Energy kJ
20
10
7
3
3
3
5
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
N
3
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
5
0.8
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
6
Energy kJ
22
24
28
14
10
7
21
26
54
79
82
79
63
54
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
6
4
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
52
52
52
52
88
19
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
6
4
4
3
3
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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