Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 29 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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 2PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (29 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (29 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3586
3026
2985
2840
2985
2944
2498
2304
2188
1998
1998
1837
1633
1838
1838
2090
2090
2061
2032
1864
1759
1496
1474
1452
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:51PM0.67m
00:36AM0.47m
1:07PM0.77m
00:56AM0.44m
1:27PM0.84m
1:14AM0.41m
Low Tide
6:12AM0.15m
7:12PM0.19m
6:19AM0.11m
7:44PM0.15m
6:31AM0.08m
8:14PM0.13m
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
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6:58
6:58
6:58
7:00
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5:40
5:39
5:38
5:37
Temp °C
15
18
25
24
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
21
23
23
23
22
22
22
24
25
25
26
22
19
13
16
21
20
20
20
19
18
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
19
21
20
20
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
3586
3026
2985
2840
2985
2944
2498
2304
2188
1998
1998
1837
1633
1838
1838
2090
2090
2061
2032
1864
1759
1496
1474
1452
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.5
NW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.3
ENE
4
0.5
NW
6
Energy kJ
21
16
11
3
3
3
2
18
26
4
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
1
NW
6
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NW
5
Energy kJ
28
32
10
17
19
23
36
42
71
83
73
21
22
17
34
11
55
35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Distance (km)
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
120
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
173
171
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
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