Check the Beach

Hanson Bay

Kangaroo Island Council, South Australia, Australia

No photo of Hanson Bay yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:45 pm
6 am
4.6
14 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
7 am
3.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
5.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
6.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
7 pm
5.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
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Water
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Wind
— km/hmph
Gusts
— km/hmph
Waves
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UV
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Tide
rising
Rain
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Sunset
7:45 pm
Today
4.6Fair6 am148
3.9Poor7 am159
3.3Poor8 am1711
2.8Poor9 am159
3.0Poor10 am117
3.2Poor11 am138
3.7Poor12 pm127
3.9Poor1 pm138
5.2Fair2 pm138
6.0Good3 pm138
6.0Good4 pm138
5.9Good5 pm149
5.7Good6 pm138
5.7Good7 pm106
Sat
3.2Poor6 am95
3.2Poor7 am117
3.2Poor8 am1610
3.2Poor9 am2214
3.3Poor10 am1811
4.0Fair11 am127
3.7Poor12 pm159
3.3Poor1 pm1912
1.3Poor2 pm1811
2.5Poor3 pm1912
1.9Poor4 pm2516
1.6Poor5 pm2314
1.6Poor6 pm2213
1.5Poor7 pm2213
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 11 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 6 am, -0.1 m. High at 11 am, 0.3 mHigh 11 pm, 0.3 m1 ftLow 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 11 am, 0.3 m<1 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am
  • High 11 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 11 am, 0.3 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 48%
  • Mon4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 47%
  • Tue6.0 GoodBest 7 pm to 8 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 43%
  • Wed5.9 GoodBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 22%
  • Thu4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 22%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms130 m410 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m440 ft. Fee not listed
  • Boat ramp120 m390 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
69 km43 miKingscote Airport (KGC)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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