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Hanson Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 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
18.0° 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 10PM is: 2.1m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)21s
Evening (20 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)19s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)222119191817171616161615141414141413131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)770155423393174379655695378439638913622317825942185200417361559136712001067981878723689599
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:42PM
0.34
4:04AM
0.95
4:07PM
0.38
4:26AM
0.90
4:36PM
0.44
4:46AM
0.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:53PM
0.03
11:04AM
0.08
9:27PM
0.04
11:17AM
0.08
10:01PM
0.08
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------6:26-------6:28-------6:28-
Sunset--8:38-------8:38-------8:38-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181817161515151516161514151515161616151414141323
Feels °C (?)1515141311111211121110891010111111101010111020
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