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Hanson Bay Surf Forecast
/ SA – Kangaroo Island (8 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 ACDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.0° 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 4AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm December 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Hanson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1599 | 1359 | 1077 | 1044 | 668 | 627 | 669 | 1016 | 748 | 2140 | 2010 | 2155 | 1948 | 1862 | 1834 | 1594 | 1474 | 1319 | 1220 | 1149 | 1565 | 3160 | 3031 | 2740 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:25AM 0.83 | 1:42PM 0.25 | 1:55AM 0.94 | 2:08PM 0.18 | 2:28AM 1.02 | 2:12PM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:51PM 0.17 | 9:08AM 0.12 | 6:04PM 0.13 | 9:55AM 0.08 | 6:22PM 0.08 | 10:42AM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
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