Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 11PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hanson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 480 | 411 | 295 | 244 | 207 | 192 | 173 | 211 | 254 | 248 | 287 | 309 | 350 | 346 | 407 | 672 | 862 | 1159 | 1647 | 1647 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:03PM0.41m | 4:57AM0.77m | 2:47PM0.40m | 5:31AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24PM0.00m | 11:52AM0.36m | 9:35PM0.04m | 9:35PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 480 | 411 | 295 | 244 | 207 | 172 | 116 | 211 | 254 | 248 | 287 | 309 | 350 | 346 | 407 | 672 | 862 | 1159 | 1647 | 1647 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 6 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 54 | 27 | 52 | 113 | 154 | 192 | 173 | 116 | 98 | 96 | 127 | 72 | 64 | 97 | 91 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 835 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | SW 19 | S 8 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | SE 6 | NNW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 58 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 4 | ESE 5 | E 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 4 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | N 3 | NNW 5 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 31 | 14 | 38 | 17 | 5 | — | 26 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 29 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
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