Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 23 Dec 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
17.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 7PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm December 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Dec)--
Afternoon (23 Dec)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (23 Dec)13ft (4.0m)16s

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

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Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
2
2
2
5
0
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2
SW
Period(s) (?)171616161615151414141414141414131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)889785598055740667916050495647824932514059565970573353534762407036423298284926881688154714151148
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:50PM
0.29
4:37AM
0.91
4:26PM
0.30
5:05AM
0.85
5:11PM
0.32
5:31AM
0.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:07PM
0.04
11:58AM
0.14
9:40PM
0.08
12:26PM
0.15
10:13PM
0.14
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sunrise------6:03-------6:03-------6:03-
Sunset--8:38-------8:39-------8:39-----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161514141414141516151413131313131414131313131314
Feels °C (?)121110111212111213111099998998888810
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