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Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia
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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 1.3°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 3AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hanson Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | |
797 | 819 | 1313 | 1342 | 1003 | 809 | 650 | 705 | 836 | 1688 | 1422 | 1069 | 769 | 792 | 1082 | 1163 | 1048 | 951 | 898 | 778 | 680 | 700 | 809 | 704 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:51PM0.53m | 6:16PM0.44m | 11:53AM0.52m | 9:26PM0.37m | 11:58AM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23AM0.27m | 3:56AM0.24m | 6:49PM0.36m | 4:12AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | |
— | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
797 | 819 | 1313 | 1342 | 1003 | 809 | 650 | 466 | 367 | 1688 | 1422 | 1069 | 769 | 334 | 559 | 612 | 705 | 655 | 567 | 516 | 474 | 543 | 552 | 488 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | SSW 9 | SW 16 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 20 |
103 | 91 | 83 | 78 | 173 | 260 | 567 | 705 | 836 | 22 | 165 | 314 | 239 | 792 | 1082 | 1163 | 1048 | 951 | 898 | 778 | 680 | 18 | 43 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 22 | — | — | W 11 |
2 | 49 | 41 | 93 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 23 | — | — | — | 381 | 314 | 198 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 18 | — | — | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
32 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 19 | 43 | 55 | 66 | 81 | 110 | 66 | 45 | 44 | 19 | 773 | — | — | — | — | — | 700 | 809 | 704 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 113 | 173 | 173 | 170 | 102 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 88 | 113 | 52 | 19 | 52 | 52 | 438 | 565 | 407 |
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