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Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 ACDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 9AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (07 Jan)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (07 Jan)8ft (2.5m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
1
4
5
4
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121216161515151515141414141413131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)94492892810768512868336934563470342429533051287325412471217120201804165916341609147113591148
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
W
25
WNW
20
SSW
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
5
SE
0
NNE
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscross-
off		oncrosscross-
off		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:35AM
0.88
4:11PM
0.36
4:51AM
0.79
4:54PM
0.42
5:02AM
0.70
5:42PM
0.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:37AM
0.18
9:45PM
0.07
11:42AM
0.17
10:22PM
0.16
11:50AM
0.14
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise--6:13-------6:13-------6:15-----
Sunset------8:43-------8:43-------8:42-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252529293622202018171719191817161616172620211817
Feels °C (?)222125263020181917161516161513131314172617181616
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