Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Monday 27 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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 2AM is: 2.3m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)10ft (3.0m)17s
Afternoon (28 Apr)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (28 Apr)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
6
5
6
6
5
3
3
4
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
20
2.1
SW
19
2.2
SW
19
2.3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2406
3075
3405
3424
5825
5758
5128
4892
4274
4169
4317
3876
3586
3026
2985
2840
2985
2944
2648
2414
2050
2141
1864
1735
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NE
25
N
20
N
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:48PM0.53m
12:44PM0.55m
00:14AM0.50m
12:51PM0.67m
00:36AM0.47m
1:07PM0.77m
Low Tide
5:54PM0.32m
6:16AM0.18m
6:37PM0.25m
6:12AM0.15m
7:12PM0.19m
6:19AM0.11m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:42
5:40
5:39
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
16
18
18
17
16
16
16
15
16
20
25
25
23
23
23
20
19
21
24
24
13
13
13
13
15
18
17
16
15
16
15
13
14
17
21
21
20
20
21
19
18
18
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
1783
1730
1677
3424
5825
5758
5128
4892
4274
4169
4317
3876
3586
3026
2985
2840
2985
2944
2648
2414
2050
2141
1864
1735
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
20
2.1
SW
19
2.2
SW
19
2.1
SW
13
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
5
0.1
S
12
0.3
ENE
4
Energy kJ
2406
3075
3405
1365
15
10
10
10
9
3
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
16
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
21
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
NE
3
1
N
4
0.7
NNW
5
Energy kJ
16
30
26
27
21
8
32
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
6
6
4
4
3
3
3
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
19
0
0
0
0
0
81
52
52
52
52
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
6
6
4
3
3
3
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
7
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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