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Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 30 Jan 2026 ACDT
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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
19.6° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 6PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30am January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (30 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (30 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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

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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Mon
02
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.1
S
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111111111121212121111111111111212121111111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)368368399361475510593672672638595585483483492510494494151414111340107517991895
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:16AM
0.93
4:06PM
0.16
2:48AM
0.97
3:24PM
0.20
3:15AM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:00AM
0.00
10:56AM
0.02
6:11PM
0.14
10:51AM
0.06
7:25PM
0.08
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise6:35-------6:37-------6:39-------
Sunset----8:32-------8:32-------8:31---
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161819181716171617171717161616141416161615151514
Feels °C (?)1416161514131515161414131112129910111110101010
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