Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 01 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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 2PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (01 May)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (01 May)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
3
WNW
9
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2090
2061
2032
1864
1639
1496
1387
1280
1280
1200
1218
1236
1670
9009
8124
9216
11206
10463
9896
8934
8070
8186
7849
7613
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
N
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:27PM0.84m
1:14AM0.41m
1:48PM0.90m
1:30AM0.38m
2:12PM0.92m
1:43AM0.37m
Low Tide
6:31AM0.08m
8:14PM0.13m
6:45AM0.05m
8:43PM0.14m
7:02AM0.03m
9:11PM0.16m
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cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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6:58
7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:38
5:37
5:37
5:36
5
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
23
24
24
24
25
22
21
21
14
17
17
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
14
15
14
16
17
19
20
19
20
20
18
15
9
11
10
9
8
8
7
8
8
9
9
8
8
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
2
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
Energy kJ
2090
2061
2032
1864
1639
1496
1387
1280
1280
1200
1218
1236
1317
7889
7395
8227
9951
10463
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
25
12
11
18
18
33
31
7
32
10
12
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
5
0.3
WNW
6
Energy kJ
26
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NW
7
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NNW
6
1.4
NW
5
2.4
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
9
5
W
13
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5
SW
12
Energy kJ
102
93
83
74
63
11
12
42
80
640
703
1179
1670
9009
8124
9216
11206
9896
8934
8070
8186
7849
7613
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
2
Distance (km)
152
152
0
0
135
0
0
0
432
619
165
164
165
165
165
165
165
564
492
492
492
601
492
686
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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