Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 06 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hanson Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hanson Bay at 5PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131212121215151414141313131314141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)82569668366353758061456156583623502490258025422248224820352035202416651688177917701783
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
10
W
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
NE
5
N
5
NE
10
NNW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:20PM
0.87
2:26AM
0.44
3:45PM
0.83
2:25AM
0.42
4:15PM
0.77
2:06AM
0.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:16AM
-0.02
9:58PM
0.23
8:31AM
-0.02
10:27PM
0.29
8:44AM
0.00
11:04PM
0.36
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise-6:39-------6:39-------6:39------
Sunset----6:09-------6:08-------6:07---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192221201817161514151515131312121315191917161717
Feels °C (?)182019191816141212121213111211111213171817151617
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