Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Sunday 24 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
17.8° C
(Which is 1.3°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 9PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)--
Afternoon (24 May)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (24 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
3
4
4
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2
SSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
2.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
913
857
797
819
1207
1342
959
726
663
705
836
1572
1052
1401
690
792
809
1163
1063
951
898
778
680
759
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
25
SE
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:51PM0.53m
6:16PM0.44m
11:53AM0.52m
9:26PM0.37m
Low Tide
4:23AM0.27m
3:56AM0.24m
6:49PM0.36m
4:12AM0.20m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:19
5:19
5:17
3
12
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
13
13
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
11
11
10
11
9
8
7
7
9
9
9
11
11
11
11
14
14
13
13
13
13
15
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.4
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2
SSW
13
1.6
S
8
1.5
SW
13
1.8
S
9
2
S
9
2.1
SSE
9
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SSE
9
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
913
857
797
819
1207
1342
959
726
663
486
836
1572
1052
1401
343
792
517
664
690
951
898
482
680
543
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
9
0.3
S
11
1.1
SSW
9
0.8
SW
16
1.4
SW
13
1.3
S
8
1.3
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
21
Energy kJ
140
95
103
91
83
78
173
260
567
705
294
23
190
314
690
245
809
1163
1063
951
778
18
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.3
S
11
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SE
8
1
WSW
13
0.1
SW
22
Energy kJ
13
5
2
49
41
93
33
32
30
27
140
23
386
381
147
362
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
7
0.3
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.5
E
3
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
2.3
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
134
6
32
5
30
54
78
78
53
30
6
3
865
631
559
554
759
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
3
4
4
3
1
1
2
2
4
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
81
0
0
0
0
94
100
100
110
123
19
88
19
19
52
88
52
88
52
52
52
52
675
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
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