Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Sunday 24 May 2026 ACST
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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
17.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 6AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (24 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (24 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
472
456
527
560
518
805
713
805
1313
1452
1022
778
569
705
836
1572
1422
1069
769
859
809
1163
1147
951
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
SE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:51PM0.53m
6:16PM0.44m
11:53AM0.52m
9:26PM0.37m
Low Tide
8:08AM0.23m
4:23AM0.27m
3:56AM0.24m
6:49PM0.36m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
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7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:19
5:19
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
15
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
16
12
12
11
11
11
11
9
10
10
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
15
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
1.7
SW
10
1.6
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
472
456
527
560
518
805
713
805
1313
1452
1022
778
569
424
335
1572
1422
1069
769
859
342
509
542
951
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
1
NW
7
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
0.3
S
11
0.8
SW
16
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
Energy kJ
290
226
102
215
140
95
103
91
77
78
173
260
567
705
836
22
314
195
224
809
1163
1147
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
NW
7
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
65
54
222
55
13
9
5
2
41
93
33
32
30
28
23
386
381
314
400
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.4
W
7
0.3
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.5
E
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
E
4
1.8
SSE
9
Energy kJ
14
17
12
37
184
6
9
5
15
20
20
16
9
5
4
4
505
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
1
Distance (km)
163
0
140
0
0
81
0
0
0
0
19
140
19
19
173
94
19
19
19
19
88
52
113
52
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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