Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Monday 11 May 2026 ACST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 1AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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)
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
5
5
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
12
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.5
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
20
2.2
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
938
346
373
850
710
617
357
366
338
574
525
422
373
368
352
342
286
202
159
295
402
1014
3141
3949
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:30PM0.56m
12:18PM0.46m
10:50PM0.52m
12:15PM0.58m
11:45PM0.48m
12:31PM0.70m
Low Tide
5:27AM0.16m
5:12PM0.34m
5:33AM0.15m
6:20PM0.25m
5:43AM0.15m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:27
5:25
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
16
19
18
16
17
17
17
18
19
22
22
20
20
19
18
18
19
22
21
12
12
12
14
14
15
17
15
14
15
16
16
16
17
20
20
18
17
16
15
15
16
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
12
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
20
2.2
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
17
Energy kJ
938
325
373
850
710
617
357
257
205
574
525
422
373
368
352
342
286
202
127
295
402
1014
3141
3949
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
26
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.2
WSW
19
0.3
S
7
0.5
WSW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
15
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
13
346
212
118
165
248
266
366
338
68
67
53
46
46
35
35
9
96
134
160
115
610
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
25
0.2
SSW
23
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.1
S
12
0.7
SSE
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
11
0.2
WSW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
17
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
E
4
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
24
53
43
60
84
3
64
3
3
5
5
2
36
81
121
159
99
118
10
56
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.5
E
4
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
5
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.7
NE
4
Energy kJ
27
25
25
16
10
6
71
81
9
43
15
24
15
17
19
3
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
5
5
Distance (km)
19
19
0
0
0
0
19
19
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
83
83
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
8
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Hanson Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest