
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 10PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hanson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
2587 | 2195 | 1968 | 1706 | 1546 | 1375 | 1193 | 1172 | 1162 | 1054 | 1004 | 866 | 974 | 954 | 2084 | 1430 | 843 | 2746 | 3499 | 4466 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:39PM0.78m | 2:39AM0.20m | 1:10PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31PM0.13m | 9:40PM0.13m | 4:10AM0.20m | 9:19PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 15 | S 10 | — |
2587 | 2195 | 1968 | 1706 | 1546 | 1375 | 1193 | 1172 | 1162 | 1054 | 1004 | 866 | 974 | 954 | 2084 | 1430 | 780 | 149 | 2 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | S 10 | — | — |
31 | 29 | 54 | 26 | 51 | 67 | 102 | 43 | 63 | 223 | 223 | 314 | 224 | 410 | 31 | 18 | 262 | 7 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 13 | SSE 10 | NE 4 | SSE 10 | S 10 | — | — |
— | — | — | 13 | 29 | 28 | 46 | 103 | 42 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 50 | 99 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 7 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNE 2 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 56 | 102 | 374 | 843 | 2746 | 3499 | 4466 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 498 | 498 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 424 | 601 | 168 | 83 |
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