Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 25 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: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (26 Apr)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (26 Apr)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
6
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
14
1.5
SW
21
1.8
SW
20
2.1
SW
19
2.2
SW
19
2.3
SW
18
2.5
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2718
2457
2334
2064
2187
1771
1799
1799
1650
1597
1503
1391
1192
1192
1559
1966
2406
3075
3405
3424
3891
5515
5128
4710
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
S
0
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:01PM0.57m
11:14PM0.55m
1:03PM0.44m
11:48PM0.53m
12:44PM0.55m
Low Tide
7:34AM0.16m
6:41AM0.19m
5:54PM0.32m
6:16AM0.18m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:54
6:56
6:56
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5:44
5:43
5:42
1
2
3
3
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
14
14
14
14
15
17
18
17
15
14
15
16
15
14
15
13
13
14
13
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
14
13
15
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
18
2.5
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
Energy kJ
2718
2457
2334
2064
2187
1771
1799
1799
1650
1597
1503
1391
1192
1192
1559
1663
1657
1607
1583
3424
3891
5515
5128
4710
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
5
0.4
NW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
SW
26
0.3
SW
26
0.4
SW
24
0.8
SW
24
1.1
SW
22
1.5
SW
21
1.8
SW
20
2.1
SW
19
2.2
SW
19
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
Energy kJ
4
8
3
27
105
202
661
1171
1966
2406
3075
3405
1365
993
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
16
Energy kJ
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
6
Energy kJ
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
4
4
Distance (km)
164
288
0
0
52
52
52
498
52
19
0
0
0
19
19
19
19
19
0
0
0
0
52
52
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
7
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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