Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 06 Mar 2026 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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 10PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)--
Afternoon (06 Mar)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (06 Mar)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
2.4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
Period(s) (?)151515151414141415161515141414141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)762067346094565953634951449343024430272652105120488146553725334129402536246221401876163213871266
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:47AM
0.62
4:23PM
0.77
3:54AM
0.57
4:47PM
0.78
3:58AM
0.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:06PM
0.11
9:53AM
0.01
10:34PM
0.16
10:03AM
-0.01
11:00PM
0.23
10:15AM
-0.02
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise-------7:13-------7:13-------7:15
Sunset--7:54-------7:52-------7:52-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918171717171717171716151515151716151414131316
Feels °C (?)171717171715151414141312101111111312121112121315
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