Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 11PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 7.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hanson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5120 | 5488 | 5889 | 5809 | 5233 | 4323 | 3781 | 5428 | 4978 | 4327 | 3827 | 2902 | 2383 | 2082 | 1804 | 1550 | 1244 | 1172 | 1137 | 1210 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:12PM0.68m | 12:35PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56PM0.08m | 9:26PM0.10m | 8:53PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 5120 | 5488 | 5889 | 5809 | 5233 | 4323 | 3781 | 5428 | 4978 | 4327 | 3827 | 2902 | 2383 | 2082 | 1804 | 1550 | 1244 | 1172 | 1137 | 1210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 449 | 449 | 738 | 1081 | 1135 | 1769 | 1591 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 38 | 60 | 96 | 159 | 211 | 211 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1081 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 83 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 173 | 19 | 19 |
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