Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 11 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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 12AM is: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)15ft (4.5m)15s
Afternoon (12 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (12 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


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Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
4.5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
S
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)131314141415141414141313131212121111111112151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)542965138939918293398936808772016278552440583293290723841805143711871023894821805606598529
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:12PM
0.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:32AM
0.12
Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise-----6:43-------6:43-------6:45--
Sunset6:02-------6:01-------6:00------5:59
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151414141415151515151515151616161515141414151717
Feels °C (?)8899910111112131314141414141314121313141514
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