
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 7PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Hanson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1761 | 1860 | 1900 | 1900 | 1421 | 2748 | 2445 | 2538 | 2475 | 2534 | 2758 | 2894 | 2757 | 2392 | 2328 | 2185 | 2423 | 2114 | 3009 | 3569 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:58AM0.89m | 2:20PM0.43m | 3:27AM0.89m | 2:07PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07PM0.00m | 9:39AM0.17m | 8:14PM-0.02m | 10:18AM0.26m | 8:21PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 22 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
1761 | 1860 | 1900 | 1900 | 1421 | 2748 | 2445 | 2538 | 2475 | 2534 | 2758 | 2894 | 2757 | 2392 | 2328 | 2185 | 2423 | 2114 | 3009 | 3569 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | NE 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | SW 18 | — | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 799 | — | 9 | 17 | 25 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 4 | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — |
45 | 14 | — | — | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 492 | 498 | 52 | 52 |
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