Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today (24 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 11PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hanson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1228 | 1299 | 1319 | 1830 | 4032 | 3981 | 4627 | 3968 | 3619 | 2967 | 2560 | 2168 | 2036 | 2103 | 1383 | 1144 | 1016 | 585 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:26AM0.26m | 12:58PM0.82m | 1:48AM0.30m | 1:20PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53PM0.11m | 5:01AM0.24m | 8:36PM0.10m | 6:01AM0.17m | 8:32PM0.09m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 1228 | 1299 | 1319 | 1830 | 4032 | 3981 | 4627 | 3968 | 3619 | 2967 | 2560 | 2168 | 2036 | 2103 | 1383 | 1144 | 1016 | 585 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 211 | 211 | 655 | 1084 | — | — | — | 161 | 101 | 149 | 178 | 109 | 107 | 47 | 227 | 150 | 141 | 459 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 50 | — | 257 | 251 | 206 | 121 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 5 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 22 | 54 | 121 | 154 | 258 | 297 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 52 | 140 | 189 | 477 | 477 | 498 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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