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Lat Long: 30.25° S 30.78° E

Kelso (Happy Wanderers) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kelso (Happy Wanderers) sea temperature is
22.5°C
0.7° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 6PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
1.3
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
349
295
249
205
497
431
380
318
287
268
214
211
206
200
194
257
236
219
202
136
133
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
0
E
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
15
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SE
10
S
5
SSW
10
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
2:33PM1.74m
2:48AM1.64m
3:04PM1.84m
3:18AM1.71m
3:32PM1.88m
Low Tide
8:17AM0.20m
8:45PM0.16m
8:49AM0.09m
9:14PM0.07m
9:18AM0.03m
9:42PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
22
24
23
22
21
21
21
20
21
21
22
21
21
21
Feels °C
18
19
20
22
23
23
22
24
24
22
20
20
19
19
19
21
22
23
24
24
24
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