Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 7PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hanson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1903 | 1968 | 1767 | 3530 | 3150 | 3087 | 2188 | 1743 | 1766 | 1629 | 2330 | 5737 | 5445 | 5153 | 3875 | 3657 | 4266 | 6043 | 6172 | 6690 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:05PM0.53m | 5:14AM0.67m | 2:43PM0.51m | 6:04AM0.62m | 1:29PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29AM0.34m | 9:53PM0.00m | 10:56AM0.43m | 10:02PM0.02m | 11:23AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 19 | W 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 911 | 874 | 1127 | 617 | 3150 | 3087 | 1070 | 1743 | 1766 | 1629 | 2330 | 5737 | 5445 | 5153 | 3875 | 3657 | 4266 | 6043 | 6172 | 6690 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 163 | 253 | 336 | — | 565 | 408 | 1084 | — | — | — | — | 349 | 596 | 1100 | 1775 | 1817 | 1149 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | — | W 11 | W 13 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1903 | 1968 | 1767 | 3530 | — | 1950 | 2188 | 1155 | 1001 | 1111 | 932 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 492 | 685 | 83 | 83 | 29 | 0 | 83 | 87 | 564 | 140 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 86 | 140 | 52 | 52 |
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