Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 03 May 2026 ACST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.1°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 12PM is: 6.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)20ft (6.0m)13s
Afternoon (03 May)18ft (5.5m)12s
Evening (03 May)16ft (5.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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)
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
2
3
3
3
5
5
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6
W
14
6
W
13
6
W
13
5.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
10
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
1.9
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12614
12234
11371
9889
7740
6425
5918
5147
4844
4157
3459
2875
2719
1381
1452
1246
2650
2231
1797
1547
1822
3221
2840
2606
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:12PM0.92m
1:43AM0.37m
2:37PM0.92m
1:54AM0.36m
3:04PM0.90m
2:05AM0.35m
Low Tide
7:02AM0.03m
9:11PM0.16m
7:20AM0.01m
9:40PM0.19m
7:40AM0.00m
10:11PM0.23m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:37
5:36
5:35
5:34
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
16
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
9
9
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2.4
SSW
9
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
2
2
1381
1452
944
2650
2231
1797
1547
995
3221
2840
2606
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
13
0.5
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.9
SW
16
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
Energy kJ
1246
157
219
761
1214
1822
118
162
162
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
22
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.3
SW
23
Energy kJ
9
22
22
22
83
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6
W
14
6
W
13
6
W
13
5.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
9
2.5
SW
9
Energy kJ
12614
12234
11371
9889
7740
6425
5918
5147
4844
4157
3459
2875
2719
1081
1105
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
5
5
4
Distance (km)
424
564
492
625
564
601
601
601
619
690
685
690
690
52
168
175
52
52
81
113
81
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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