Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.25° S 30.78° E

Kelso (Happy Wanderers) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kelso (Happy Wanderers) sea temperature is
22.8° C
1.2° 

Kelso (Happy Wanderers) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (21 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 11PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)--
Afternoon (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SE
12
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
486
486
478
440
422
530
501
467
336
282
236
236
202
167
297
336
312
447
866
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
S
10
S
10
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:37PM1.34m
8:51AM1.15m
9:37PM1.21m
10:15AM1.05m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.47m
2:53AM0.61m
2:58PM0.60m
4:04AM0.69m
4:19PM0.70m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
18
16
16
22
22
21
19
19
18
18
17
20
20
19
18
20
Feels °C
19
20
20
18
15
14
19
18
19
19
18
15
14
15
17
17
19
18
18
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