Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 02 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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.0°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 11AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (02 May)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
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2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
4
W
11
5.5
W
14
6
W
14
6.5
W
14
6.5
W
13
6
W
13
5.5
W
13
5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
12
4
SW
12
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
2.2
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1280
1200
1218
1236
1176
3580
12132
14808
14985
13779
12011
9728
8011
6034
4600
4035
3864
3798
3650
3665
3935
3478
3008
1302
Wind (km/h)
40
N
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:48PM0.90m
1:30AM0.38m
2:12PM0.92m
1:43AM0.37m
2:37PM0.92m
1:54AM0.36m
Low Tide
6:45AM0.05m
8:43PM0.14m
7:02AM0.03m
9:11PM0.16m
7:20AM0.01m
9:40PM0.19m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
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7:00
7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:37
5:37
5:36
5:35
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
15
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
11
10
11
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
10
9
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
WSW
13
5
W
14
5
WSW
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
20
2.5
SW
10
Energy kJ
1280
1200
1218
1236
1161
1235
8928
7384
2
2
15
1151
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
6
2.2
SW
12
Energy kJ
35
10
11
6
2
1302
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
4
0.1
S
22
Energy kJ
3
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
5
1.5
NW
6
1.9
NW
7
2.4
WNW
7
3
WNW
8
4
W
11
5.5
W
14
6
W
14
6.5
W
14
6.5
W
13
6
W
13
5.5
W
13
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
12
4
SW
12
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
Energy kJ
74
143
352
611
1176
3580
12132
14808
14985
13779
12011
9728
8011
6034
4600
4035
3864
3798
3650
3665
3935
3478
3008
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
424
432
171
424
165
164
164
175
164
170
564
564
601
564
564
601
601
625
601
601
601
498
564
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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