Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 29 Mar 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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.2°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 3PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (29 Mar)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (29 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)131413131313131313121212121212141414131313121216
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19291941132511471269142212161060862702617554480384319822850604577491529428414421
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
20
N
20
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:13PM
0.34
1:43AM
0.72
2:31PM
0.42
2:03AM
0.70
2:27PM
0.53
2:21AM
0.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:15AM
0.10
6:38PM
0.28
8:49AM
0.13
7:28PM
0.20
8:35AM
0.13
8:05PM
0.14
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
Sunrise-7:31-------7:33-------7:33------
Sunset----7:22-------7:20-------7:19---
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131720211819192021232626242322222325272824191817
Feels °C (?)121519201717171718202222222119191920212220181615
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