Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 4AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


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Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
SW
1.6
WSW
1.2
SW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212121218181212161612121511141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4143192471771421971973033033661255585605112459859016441662164716221475142714271253
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:58AM
0.39
2:35PM
0.97
1:56AM
0.32
3:04PM
0.98
1:41AM
0.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:01PM
0.09
7:24AM
0.01
9:42PM
0.14
7:33AM
-0.03
10:25PM
0.22
7:45AM
-0.07
Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----6:48-------6:50-------6:50--
Sunset-------5:52-------5:52-------5:50
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192021211817171614141413131415161313131417202425
Feels °C (?)161617181816151412121211111213131111121316192122
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