Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 ACDT
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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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 12AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (19 Feb)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (19 Feb)10ft (3.0m)14s

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

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Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
4
3
4
3
1
1
3
4
4
6
6
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121313131313141415151514141413131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)275628312449283428792925283328783113372842745070502546694168351928152172190415441430139513741182
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:44AM
0.87
3:55PM
0.55
4:02AM
0.80
4:18PM
0.63
4:16AM
0.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:04PM
0.03
10:17AM
0.05
9:38PM
0.04
10:25AM
0.05
10:12PM
0.08
10:31AM
0.04
Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise----6:56-------6:58-------6:58---
Sunset8:15-------8:14-------8:13-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181616161518191918161615152122201817161615232625
Feels °C (?)161616161618181717161615152120181717151514212525
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