Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today (26 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 11PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hanson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 923 | 585 | 491 | 1193 | 1222 | 1748 | 2139 | 2392 | 2456 | 6548 | 6755 | 6628 | 6096 | 5506 | 4670 | 4410 | 3684 | 2957 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:47AM0.36m | 1:42PM0.87m | 1:58AM0.43m | 2:02PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32PM0.09m | 6:41AM0.11m | 8:34PM0.07m | 7:16AM0.07m | 8:41PM0.06m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 923 | 585 | 491 | 1193 | 1222 | 1748 | 2139 | 2392 | 2191 | 6548 | 6755 | 6628 | 6096 | 5506 | 4670 | 4410 | 3684 | 2957 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 141 | 459 | 418 | 86 | 121 | 562 | 1171 | 1609 | 2456 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | — | 21 | 21 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 22 | WSW 22 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 295 | 156 | 123 | 120 | 308 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 19 | 0 |
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