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Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 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
17.5° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 6PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
4
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
0.9
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141414131313131313131212122221191918171716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8628628747877545865695524944864864794645134965547701554233931743796556949024396
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on		glasscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononononcross-
on		oncross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:15AM
0.96
3:20PM
0.29
3:40AM
0.96
3:42PM
0.34
4:04AM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:40PM
0.08
10:37AM
0.09
8:18PM
0.05
10:50AM
0.08
8:53PM
0.03
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------6:24-------6:26-------6:26-
Sunset--8:39-------8:39-------8:38-----
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262318181817161919191716161616171817161616161617
Feels °C (?)252116181817151816161514131313141514131313131314
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