Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 21 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
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 12AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (22 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (22 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)171716161615141414141313131313131212121212131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2570251216941694167212711109112620052528284334993468317028002278176888083396182210271027854
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
15
N
25
N
15
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
5
S
10
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:36PM
0.94
1:05AM
0.32
4:11PM
0.86
4:50PM
0.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:19PM
0.31
8:00AM
-0.08
8:16AM
-0.06
8:26AM
-0.00
Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----6:52-------6:52-------6:54--
Sunset-------5:49-------5:47-------5:46
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242525201616161515141413131723222224232322232424
Feels °C (?)202220191414131213121210121623222021181817181919
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