Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am 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 6AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am 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)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
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

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
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
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
525
428
373
368
352
290
286
202
159
295
402
776
1416
3467
4080
3455
3412
3079
2716
2542
2090
1956
1723
1366
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:50PM0.52m
12:15PM0.58m
11:45PM0.48m
12:31PM0.70m
00:29AM0.41m
12:55PM0.83m
Low Tide
5:33AM0.15m
6:20PM0.25m
5:43AM0.15m
7:13PM0.17m
5:52AM0.13m
8:02PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:25
5:25
1
1
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
17
18
19
19
22
22
20
20
19
17
17
19
21
21
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
17
17
17
20
20
19
18
16
14
15
17
18
19
17
17
17
15
13
14
14
13
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
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
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
525
428
373
368
352
290
286
202
125
295
402
776
1416
3467
4080
3455
3412
3079
2716
2542
2090
1956
1723
1366
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
WSW
19
0.4
SSE
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
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
WNW
7
Energy kJ
54
53
46
46
31
35
16
96
134
119
115
495
811
73
42
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
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
Energy kJ
3
3
5
5
2
2
81
121
159
122
118
57
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
E
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNW
4
1.2
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
7
Energy kJ
36
10
14
15
13
13
15
15
21
23
41
81
73
91
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
83
29
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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