Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 7PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | SSW 20 | E 10 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 848 | 1057 | 1012 | 924 | 766 | 659 | 549 | 453 | 443 | 379 | 191 | 234 | 349 | 279 | 292 | 284 | 327 | 332 | 332 | 434 | 432 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:50PM1.78m | 4:03AM1.76m | 4:26PM1.87m | 4:37AM1.79m | 5:00PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.07m | 9:57PM0.09m | 10:10AM-0.02m | 10:33PM0.05m | 10:43AM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 848 | 1057 | 1012 | 924 | 766 | 659 | 549 | 453 | 443 | 379 | 191 | 234 | 262 | 279 | 284 | 284 | 327 | 332 | 332 | 434 | 432 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 287 | 193 | 193 | 117 | 126 | 128 | 161 | 158 | 119 | 102 | 108 | 145 | 109 | 93 | 75 | 67 | 43 | 108 | 66 | 64 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 260 | 23 | 22 | 43 | 71 | 42 | 98 | 97 | 84 | 124 | 102 | 188 | 349 | 251 | 292 | 209 | 120 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 44 | 26 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 862 | 862 | 862 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 647 | 647 | 49 | 14 |
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