Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 3AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Hanson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2066 | 2037 | 1868 | 1979 | 1672 | 2954 | 2917 | 2665 | 2662 | 1956 | 1835 | 1408 | 2746 | 2454 | 1916 | 1611 | 1449 | 1193 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:34AM0.65m | 3:09PM0.62m | 4:05AM0.69m | 3:11PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23PM0.06m | 9:28AM0.17m | 9:31PM0.02m | 9:59AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2066 | 2037 | 1868 | 1979 | 1672 | 2954 | 2917 | 2665 | 2662 | 1956 | 1835 | 1408 | 2746 | 2454 | 1916 | 1611 | 1449 | 1193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 21 | SW 22 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 10 | E 5 | S 10 | E 5 | NW 5 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 220 | 169 | 157 | 116 | 784 | 85 | 83 | 449 | 163 | 1048 | 916 | 1150 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 26 | SE 4 | S 11 | SW 24 | SW 22 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 26 | 5 | 116 | 87 | 298 | 55 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 17 | — | 8 | 7 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 3 | ENE 5 | NNW 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 38 | 45 | 45 | 53 | 53 | 46 | 31 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 24 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 123 | 83 | 173 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 |
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