Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 12AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Hanson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 743 | 966 | 1171 | 2491 | 3813 | 4636 | 5380 | 5380 | 5444 | 4893 | 3922 | 3348 | 2765 | 2519 | 2037 | 1762 | 1589 | 1367 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:44AM0.99m | 2:36PM0.28m | 4:16AM0.96m | 2:07PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13PM-0.02m | 11:08AM0.19m | 8:26PM-0.05m | 12:01PM0.27m | 8:41PM-0.07m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 743 | 966 | 1171 | 2491 | 3813 | 4636 | 5380 | 5380 | 5444 | 4893 | 3922 | 3348 | 2765 | 2519 | 2037 | 1762 | 1589 | 1367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | NNW 5 | — | E 5 |
| kJ | 98 | 198 | 505 | 261 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 9 | — | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | NNE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 206 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 492 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 88 | 83 | 83 | 88 | 94 | 0 | 29 | 88 | 173 | 164 | 173 | 0 | 0 |
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