
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 8AM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Hanson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8228 | 7698 | 7596 | 7283 | 6995 | 6573 | 6227 | 5822 | 5006 | 4279 | 3848 | 3152 | 2741 | 2668 | 2635 | 2570 | 2938 | 2938 | 3253 | 3353 | 3353 | 3142 | 2593 | 2457 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:58AM0.35m | 1:15PM0.69m | 2:10AM0.43m | 1:39PM0.67m | 2:06AM0.55m | 1:58PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.30m | 8:21PM0.13m | 7:11AM0.22m | 8:07PM0.13m | 7:50AM0.15m | 8:02PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
8228 | 7698 | 7596 | 7283 | 6995 | 6573 | 6227 | 5822 | 5006 | 4279 | 3848 | 3152 | 2741 | 2668 | 2635 | 2570 | 2938 | 2938 | 3253 | 3353 | 3353 | 3142 | 2593 | 2457 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | ENE 5 | E 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | E 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 20 | 13 | 288 | 199 | — | 8 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | NE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | NNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 |
— | — | — | 31 | 42 | 33 | 24 | 27 | 25 | — | 10 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 117 | — | — | 159 | 223 | 212 | 321 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 29 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 424 | 492 | 165 | 492 |
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