Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 24 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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 12AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 24). 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 (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (25 Apr)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (25 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
1.8
SW
15
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
14
1.5
SW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1030
998
1083
1471
1551
1674
1839
1399
2795
2457
2334
2212
2187
1771
1748
1597
1597
1480
1503
1503
1297
1192
1537
1966
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
S
5
SE
5
E
5
E
10
SE
10
SE
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:44PM0.64m
10:01PM0.57m
11:14PM0.55m
1:03PM0.44m
Low Tide
8:18AM0.08m
7:34AM0.16m
6:41AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:45
5:44
5:43
1
2
7
7
Temp °C
22
23
22
21
21
22
23
21
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
18
17
19
19
18
18
17
18
18
19
15
16
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
1030
998
1083
1471
1551
1674
1839
1310
2795
2457
2334
2212
2187
1771
1748
1597
1597
1480
1503
1503
1297
1192
1537
1737
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
6
0.7
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
0.6
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
5
0.1
SW
26
0.3
SW
26
0.4
SW
24
0.8
SW
24
1.1
SW
22
1.5
SW
21
Energy kJ
34
376
299
269
772
802
897
1399
30
9
5
5
1
1
27
105
202
661
1171
1966
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
20
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.2
SSE
9
0.6
NW
7
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
Energy kJ
100
36
36
8
36
7
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
NE
3
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
5
1
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.8
NW
6
Energy kJ
4
4
2
51
51
32
51
35
46
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
81
0
0
0
83
87
83
52
52
288
52
19
0
0
19
19
19
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
5
9
8
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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