Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 1AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 29 | 67 | 67 | 80 | 79 | 58 | 65 | 48 | 46 | 56 | 78 | 80 | 86 | 132 | 247 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:56PM1.35m | 7:43AM1.28m | 8:12PM1.17m | 9:37AM1.21m | 10:25PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14AM0.47m | 1:56PM0.62m | 2:38AM0.60m | 4:07PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 49 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 429 | 319 | 220 | 177 | 139 | 59 | 65 | 46 | 46 | 56 | 78 | 32 | 25 | 67 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | SSW 6 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 67 | 67 | 80 | 79 | 58 | 28 | 23 | 16 | 52 | 25 | 71 | 68 | 44 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 29 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 58 | 59 | 48 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 504 | 557 | 585 | 529 | 516 | — | 5 | 9 | 40 | 74 | 69 | 80 | 67 | 62 | 17 | 80 | 86 | 132 | 247 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 433 | 358 | 53 | 59 | 14 | 172 | 205 | 636 | 205 | 3 | 50 | 132 | 172 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 0 | 50 | 132 |
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