Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 5PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hanson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3827 | 4299 | 3953 | 3072 | 2692 | 2313 | 1997 | 1748 | 1444 | 1288 | 996 | 878 | 700 | 599 | 531 | 463 | 409 | 434 | 534 | 585 | 730 | 776 | 1081 | 1467 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:34PM1.03m | 1:13AM0.13m | 3:10PM0.99m | 1:24AM0.19m | 3:42PM0.92m | 2:08AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM0.01m | 11:24PM0.13m | 6:42AM-0.02m | 11:44PM0.18m | 7:26AM-0.01m | 11:43PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 3827 | 4299 | 3953 | 3072 | 2692 | 2313 | 1997 | 1748 | 1444 | 1288 | 996 | 878 | 700 | 599 | 531 | 463 | 409 | 319 | 324 | 281 | 281 | 277 | 300 | 1467 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | NW 8 | S 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSE 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SSE 8 | SW 25 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 123 | 89 | 232 | 61 | 201 | 182 | 147 | 116 | 96 | 10 | 69 | 69 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 55 | 138 | 295 | 548 | 776 | 1081 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | SSW 24 | S 7 | SW 22 | ENE 5 | SW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 62 | — | 40 | 39 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 55 | 1 | 295 | 2 | 277 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | NE 5 | NW 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 275 | 210 | 335 | 232 | 308 | 316 | — | — | 11 | 110 | 10 | 23 | 214 | 156 | 240 | 344 | 372 | 434 | 534 | 585 | 730 | 681 | 330 | 398 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 432 | 29 | 140 | 165 | 29 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 326 | 413 |
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