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Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 03 Feb 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
18.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 6PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am February 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (03 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (03 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
4
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)111111111111111118171616161514141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)100881772460853136846040451671920082214149322032085205617621737188621682682295531223122
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
SW
15
SW
15
S
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
on		cross-
on		onglassglassglassglassononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:32PM
0.37
3:57AM
0.88
3:53PM
0.46
4:11AM
0.80
4:19PM
0.54
4:22AM
0.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:40AM
0.12
8:53PM
0.03
10:38AM
0.12
9:30PM
0.05
10:41AM
0.10
10:04PM
0.09
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
Sunrise6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------
Sunset----8:30-------8:29-------8:29---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C142323221816151515201921171615151616171715141414
Feels °C (?)122020201716151414181718151413141413141412121212
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