Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Wednesday 13 May 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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 7PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)--
Afternoon (13 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (13 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.5
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
18
2.4
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
352
290
286
202
159
295
402
776
1416
3467
4080
3455
3455
3309
2837
2620
2152
1956
1809
1366
1426
1922
2162
2667
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:45PM0.48m
12:31PM0.70m
00:29AM0.41m
12:55PM0.83m
1:02AM0.34m
Low Tide
6:20PM0.25m
5:43AM0.15m
7:13PM0.17m
5:52AM0.13m
8:02PM0.11m
6:02AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:25
5:25
5:24
1
2
1
4
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
23
20
20
19
18
18
19
22
22
20
20
18
18
16
17
18
19
17
16
16
17
16
16
20
21
19
18
16
15
16
16
19
20
18
18
14
15
13
15
15
16
15
14
14
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
18
2.4
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
Energy kJ
352
290
286
202
125
295
402
776
1416
3467
4080
3455
3455
3309
2837
2620
2152
1956
1809
1366
1426
1922
2162
2667
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
8
0.2
WSW
19
0.4
S
7
0.5
WSW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
20
1.4
WSW
15
0.6
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
ENE
5
0.5
W
18
Energy kJ
35
35
15
96
134
119
115
495
811
85
42
5
158
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
17
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
E
4
0.2
WSW
22
Energy kJ
2
2
81
121
159
122
118
57
10
45
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
E
4
0.3
NNE
3
0.6
E
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
5
Energy kJ
55
36
14
15
15
13
2
14
20
19
49
24
15
18
12
12
13
13
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
83
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
6
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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