Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 15 Sep 2025 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
14.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 1PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (15 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (15 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

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Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
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!
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6
5
5
5
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
3
W
3.5
W
4
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2
W
Period(s) (?)15141413138121212121313161615151414141413131213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17761515123610118641071336147806560765991691005913953143301309913603103569177780136274790191215471308
Wind
(km/h)
40
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:30AM
0.70
11:38AM
0.66
12:11PM
0.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:09PM
-0.05
9:07PM
-0.00
8:49PM
0.06
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
Sunrise-6:22-------6:22-------6:20------
Sunset----6:12-------6:13-------6:14---
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------11--------------
Temp. °C191918161413131312131313121212121213141413121212
Feels °C (?)1013141087666655556678999998
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for SA - Kangaroo Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Hanson Bay (light winds from the SSW at ParndanaCfsAws 43 km from Hanson Bay). 2.1m 8s swell from the WNW with a 1.5m 14s groundswell from the SW and a 1.1m 12s groundswell from the WSW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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43 km away, 47 min ago

7 km/h
SSW
0.0
14.9
Air / Water (°C)
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