Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 08 Dec 2025 ACDT
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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
16.8° 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 6AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Dec)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (08 Dec)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (08 Dec)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

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Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
0
0
3
4
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
SW
2.4
WSW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
Period(s) (?)121111111112121111111113131413141414131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)137511701238143617831913182516231400119112422114297536633933363441113688347127402356208218281450
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:11AM
0.98
1:58PM
0.23
4:41AM
0.90
2:35PM
0.28
5:08AM
0.80
3:31PM
0.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:33PM
0.23
8:30PM
-0.04
12:42PM
0.27
9:06PM
0.02
12:49PM
0.28
9:39PM
0.11
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Sunrise--5:58-------5:58-------5:58-----
Sunset------8:29-------8:30-------8:30-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------11---
Temp. °C131415202120181514131315161614131313141214151413
Feels °C (?)9101116161616151211911111110889118111198
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