Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 30 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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 8AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.5
W
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2498
2304
2188
1998
1864
1735
1633
1812
1838
2090
2090
2061
2032
1864
1759
1496
1387
1387
1280
2560
1218
1218
1387
1697
Wind (km/h)
10
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
10
NW
15
NE
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:36AM0.47m
1:07PM0.77m
00:56AM0.44m
1:27PM0.84m
1:14AM0.41m
1:48PM0.90m
Low Tide
6:19AM0.11m
7:44PM0.15m
6:31AM0.08m
8:14PM0.13m
6:45AM0.05m
8:43PM0.14m
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6:58
6:58
7:00
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5:39
5:38
5:37
7
Temp °C
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
21
22
24
25
24
25
23
20
19
21
15
16
15
14
20
18
18
18
19
19
18
19
18
16
15
16
19
20
19
20
18
19
17
15
10
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
0.4
E
6
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
Energy kJ
2498
2304
2188
1998
1864
1735
1633
1812
1838
2090
2090
2061
2032
1864
1759
1496
1387
1387
1280
10
1218
1218
1387
1697
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.7
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.7
WNW
7
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
NW
6
0.4
WNW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
ENE
5
0.8
WNW
7
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
3
38
49
46
32
21
19
10
18
36
11
7
56
10
11
6
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
3
3
2
7
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NW
5
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
7
0.7
NE
4
1.1
N
4
0.9
NW
6
0.4
ENE
5
2.5
W
13
2.3
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
Energy kJ
13
13
19
28
6
6
8
96
102
99
82
62
78
14
38
54
9
2560
713
688
568
669
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
81
0
0
0
0
152
0
0
140
0
0
0
0
0
0
432
432
424
170
164
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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