Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 1AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hanson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1004 | 866 | 944 | 910 | 1920 | 2268 | 726 | 1310 | 3333 | 4631 | 3798 | 2752 | 2891 | 3478 | 3713 | 9799 | 9798 | 11936 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:39AM0.20m | 1:10PM0.84m | 1:55AM0.23m | 1:38PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40PM0.13m | 4:10AM0.20m | 9:19PM0.12m | 5:42AM0.16m | 9:17PM0.11m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1004 | 866 | 944 | 910 | 1920 | 2268 | 726 | 712 | 360 | 535 | 492 | 924 | 1581 | 1982 | 2848 | 10 | 10 | 700 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SW 16 | S 10 | — | W 16 | W 16 | SE 15 | WSW 15 | SE 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 223 | 314 | 224 | 410 | 31 | 18 | 262 | 196 | 7 | — | 85 | 401 | 8 | 706 | 11 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 57 | 54 | 50 | 99 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 7 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 590 | 1310 | 3333 | 4631 | 3798 | 2752 | 2891 | 3478 | 3713 | 9799 | 9798 | 11936 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 424 | 424 | 170 | 656 | 690 | 168 | 165 | 1017 | 1011 | 1011 | 690 | 1186 |
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