Hanson Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.02° S 136.86° E

Hanson Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hanson Bay sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.9° 

Hanson Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 11AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (31 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (31 Jul)4ft (1.2m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.2
SW
18
2.1
SW
18
2.1
SW
18
2.4
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1331
1246
1058
1042
1058
946
976
891
2557
2702
3392
4103
4489
4878
5043
4539
3916
3634
3311
3280
3152
2902
2708
2868
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:31AM0.37m
2:48PM0.90m
2:56AM0.42m
3:09PM0.86m
3:23AM0.48m
3:28PM0.80m
Low Tide
7:45AM0.05m
9:41PM0.08m
8:20AM0.06m
9:53PM0.07m
8:55AM0.09m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
9
2
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
12
10
11
11
Feels °C
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
8
5
7
6
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