Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 14 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 4AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)8ft (2.4m)15s
Afternoon (15 May)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (15 May)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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)
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
5
3
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4080
3455
3455
3182
2716
2508
2061
1797
1657
1496
1496
1772
2349
2535
2288
5743
5916
5347
4695
3924
3289
2686
2345
2570
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
5
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
N
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:29AM0.41m
12:55PM0.83m
1:02AM0.34m
1:23PM0.93m
1:21AM0.26m
1:54PM1.00m
Low Tide
7:13PM0.17m
5:52AM0.13m
8:02PM0.11m
6:02AM0.10m
8:51PM0.09m
6:14AM0.06m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:24
5:23
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
18
17
16
17
18
16
16
16
16
16
17
19
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
19
18
16
15
17
14
14
15
14
13
14
14
15
16
17
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
4080
3455
3455
3182
2716
2508
2061
1797
1657
1496
1496
1772
2349
2535
2288
5743
5916
5347
4695
3924
3289
2686
2345
2570
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
11
0.4
E
5
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
1.7
WSW
17
Energy kJ
58
7
6
8
9
1570
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
4
Energy kJ
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
4
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.6
N
3
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NE
5
0.9
NNW
4
Energy kJ
19
36
21
12
10
12
8
35
20
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
29
0
0
0
83
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
52
52
52
52
52
52
52
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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