Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 7PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Hanson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 862 | 1283 | 1724 | 2007 | 2647 | 2682 | 2479 | 2349 | 2061 | 2090 | 2033 | 1894 | 1748 | 1538 | 1390 | 1309 | 1452 | 1430 | 1317 | 1289 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:23AM0.61m | 10:31AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35PM0.08m | 9:06PM0.13m | 8:08PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 862 | 1283 | 1724 | 2007 | 2647 | 2682 | 2479 | 2349 | 2061 | 2090 | 2033 | 1894 | 1748 | 1538 | 1390 | 1309 | 1452 | 1430 | 1317 | 1289 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NNW 5 | NE 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 5 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 15 | 11 | — | 283 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 87 | 87 | 77 | 287 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SW 26 | NW 6 | ENE 5 | N 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 32 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 10 | — | — | 18 | 38 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 81 | 19 | 83 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
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