Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 17 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
15.6° 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 2PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 Nov)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (17 Nov)10ft (3.0m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thu
20
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
Period(s) (?)101110111111111112121212121212121212131314131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)219022031799287727422566248722682212203920751959195919431905190520081973292932222267451462376428
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:49PM
0.40
1:33AM
0.75
1:18PM
0.38
1:52AM
0.83
1:42PM
0.36
2:14AM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:58AM
0.24
6:25PM
0.14
8:27AM
0.19
6:42PM
0.11
8:55AM
0.15
7:00PM
0.08
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thu
20
Sunrise6:05-------6:03-------6:03-------
Sunset----8:08-------8:09-------8:10---
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131415151414141414151616151413121314141413131212
Feels °C (?)891111101112111111121212111091010998887
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