Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 ACDT
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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
15.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 3PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (20 Nov)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (20 Nov)11ft (3.5m)14s

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

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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
Period(s) (?)1414141414141414141313131313121212121212121177
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6520627159185648522745274100296724201890151413191191911706565450396309263220147440392
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:02PM
0.34
2:38AM
0.93
2:19PM
0.33
3:04AM
0.94
2:35PM
0.32
3:32AM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:22AM
0.14
7:20PM
0.06
9:50AM
0.14
7:41PM
0.03
10:18AM
0.15
8:05PM
0.02
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
Sunrise6:03-------6:03-------6:01-------
Sunset----8:12-------8:13-------8:14---
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------6211---
Temp. °C131313131211111111131515131314141512142018151514
Feels °C (?)8888755567910881010139111615121212
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