Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 6AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hanson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3586 | 3253 | 3253 | 2667 | 2506 | 2202 | 2171 | 2037 | 1868 | 1979 | 1529 | 2954 | 2917 | 2665 | 2662 | 2111 | 1835 | 1408 | 2746 | 2454 | 1916 | 1611 | 1431 | 1193 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:06AM0.58m | 3:03PM0.69m | 3:34AM0.65m | 3:09PM0.62m | 4:05AM0.69m | 3:11PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.11m | 9:23PM0.06m | 9:28AM0.17m | 9:31PM0.02m | 9:59AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 3586 | 3253 | 3253 | 2667 | 2506 | 2202 | 2171 | 2037 | 1868 | 1979 | 1529 | 2954 | 2917 | 2665 | 2662 | 2111 | 1835 | 1408 | 2746 | 2454 | 1916 | 1611 | 1431 | 1193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 12 | SW 24 | S 11 | SW 21 | SW 22 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | E 5 | S 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 80 | 121 | 71 | 249 | 254 | 361 | 220 | 283 | 151 | 116 | 784 | 87 | 58 | 449 | 163 | 1048 | 1037 | 1150 | 16 | 8 | 29 | 21 | 15 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 26 | SW 24 | SSE 11 | SW 24 | SW 22 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 5 | E 5 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 23 | 170 | 87 | 298 | 55 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 19 | 8 | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 5 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 204 | 39 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 31 | — | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 173 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 |
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