Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 2PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hanson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1567 | 1877 | 2020 | 2629 | 3170 | 3341 | 2795 | 2545 | 2265 | 2049 | 1850 | 1614 | 1613 | 1474 | 1259 | 1154 | 673 | 961 | 1959 | 1952 | 3606 | 5227 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:34AM0.52m | 3:54PM0.60m | 5:23AM0.56m | 3:49PM0.54m | 6:21AM0.58m | 3:18PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03AM0.25m | 10:40PM0.09m | 10:42AM0.35m | 10:52PM0.07m | 11:29AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1567 | 1877 | 2020 | 2629 | 3170 | 3341 | 2795 | 2545 | 2265 | 2049 | 1850 | 1614 | 1613 | 1474 | 1259 | 1154 | 673 | 961 | 1959 | 1585 | — | 5227 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 15 | S 14 | SE 14 | — | W 15 | SW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 77 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 75 | 4 | 7 | — | 4 | 371 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | SW 11 | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 94 | 88 | — | 106 | 251 | — | 1952 | 3606 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 29 | 165 | 164 | 686 | 175 | 702 | 52 | 113 |
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