Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 23 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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 7AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (23 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
2
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
12
1.6
SW
16
2
SW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2843
3314
3170
3170
2800
2278
1920
847
749
613
822
1027
1042
946
1030
998
1049
1493
1427
1596
1368
1741
2782
2334
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
W
5
WNW
0
NE
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:50PM0.76m
5:44PM0.64m
Low Tide
8:16AM-0.06m
8:26AM-0.00m
8:18AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:47
5:46
5:45
5
Temp °C
14
14
16
22
26
26
24
24
23
22
21
22
23
24
22
23
22
21
21
23
25
19
20
16
11
12
14
20
22
22
20
19
19
17
16
17
18
20
19
19
18
17
17
19
19
17
20
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
Energy kJ
2843
3314
3170
3170
2800
2278
1920
847
749
613
822
1027
1042
946
1030
998
1049
1493
1427
1596
1368
1066
2782
2334
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
WSW
16
0.8
W
12
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
WSW
15
0.3
ESE
4
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SW
23
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
SW
21
0.6
NW
6
0.7
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
2
SW
15
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
Energy kJ
21
100
180
16
12
84
4
625
480
299
3
21
4
115
32
376
299
269
772
822
1149
1741
36
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
12
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
ESE
4
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
W
23
0.1
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.6
NW
6
0.4
WNW
7
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
29
20
100
115
8
7
3
2
3
3
11
18
115
100
33
18
7
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
NNE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.4
NE
5
0.6
NW
7
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
NW
4
0.9
NW
5
Energy kJ
19
25
20
19
6
6
12
27
34
26
27
64
5
35
37
31
32
20
38
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
110
88
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
81
81
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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