Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today (25 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 11PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hanson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3468 | 2967 | 2560 | 2209 | 2036 | 2005 | 1383 | 1250 | 923 | 585 | 491 | 1193 | 1342 | 1748 | 2222 | 2358 | 2456 | 6548 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:48AM0.30m | 1:20PM0.86m | 1:47AM0.36m | 1:42PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM0.10m | 6:01AM0.17m | 8:32PM0.09m | 6:41AM0.11m | 8:34PM0.07m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 3468 | 2967 | 2560 | 2209 | 2036 | 2005 | 1383 | 1250 | 923 | 585 | 491 | 1193 | 1342 | 1748 | 2222 | 2358 | 2358 | 6548 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | S 12 |
| kJ | 101 | 149 | 178 | 109 | 107 | 111 | 227 | 150 | 141 | 459 | 418 | 86 | 121 | 562 | 1171 | 1609 | 2456 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 22 | WSW 22 | S 16 | — | — | SSE 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 50 | 50 | — | 257 | 251 | 295 | 121 | 158 | 120 | 308 | 5 | — | — | 29 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 498 | 52 | 564 | 52 | 52 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 |
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