Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 07 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 5PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (07 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (07 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
5
2
2
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
3
WSW
3
SW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
Period(s) (?)151514141413131313141414141414131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5658362492263325802412237622482158206519021665192917791796180316681952238633933073318142245153
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:45PM
0.83
2:25AM
0.42
4:15PM
0.77
2:06AM
0.41
4:51PM
0.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:31AM
-0.02
10:27PM
0.29
8:44AM
0.00
11:04PM
0.36
8:54AM
0.03
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
Sunrise-6:39-------6:39-------6:41------
Sunset----6:08-------6:07-------6:06---
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1--------------
Temp. °C141414141313121113141617161717171819201917161616
Feels °C (?)111112111111109121315161517171617181615131199
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