Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 8AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Hanson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the N by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5006 | 4279 | 3491 | 3152 | 2777 | 2668 | 2635 | 2570 | 2770 | 2974 | 3293 | 3353 | 3353 | 3311 | 2593 | 2457 | 4882 | 3895 | 1650 | 1974 | 3604 | 6208 | 7112 | 7977 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:10AM0.43m | 1:39PM0.67m | 2:06AM0.55m | 1:58PM0.63m | 2:16AM0.67m | 2:15PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11AM0.22m | 8:07PM0.13m | 7:50AM0.15m | 8:02PM0.11m | 8:25AM0.11m | 8:05PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 5006 | 4279 | 3491 | 3152 | 2777 | 2668 | 2635 | 2570 | 2770 | 2974 | 3293 | 3353 | 3353 | 3311 | 2593 | 2457 | — | 3895 | 1650 | 1567 | 3604 | 6208 | 7112 | 7977 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 4 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | NW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | 7 | 8 | 5 | — | 24 | 121 | 222 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1279 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 15 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 87 | 159 | 147 | 147 | 116 | 141 | 193 | 478 | 4882 | 352 | 1622 | 1974 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 601 | 492 | 424 | 685 | 492 | 492 | 165 | 168 | 165 | 168 | 83 | 81 |
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