Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 7PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 241 | 202 | 164 | 160 | 160 | 157 | 152 | 330 | 389 | 352 | 222 | 330 | 845 | 1024 | 1093 | 686 | 497 | 521 | 264 | 1708 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:58PM1.51m | 7:04AM1.34m | 7:27PM1.35m | 7:34AM1.19m | 8:02PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM0.28m | 1:06AM0.42m | 1:10PM0.43m | 1:38AM0.56m | 1:43PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 251 | 241 | 202 | 164 | 160 | 160 | 157 | 152 | 145 | 389 | 352 | 222 | 106 | 145 | 78 | 62 | 156 | 154 | 343 | 264 | 1708 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | E 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 26 | 11 | 140 | 330 | 117 | 89 | 89 | 330 | 127 | 23 | 30 | 37 | 36 | 149 | 223 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | — | SE 4 | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 28 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 64 | 11 | 21 | — | 3 | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | 22 | 21 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 197 | 139 | 82 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 28 | 41 | 151 | 845 | 1024 | 1093 | 686 | 497 | 521 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 205 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 14 | 14 | 203 | 512 | 235 | 354 | 187 | 235 | 0 | 0 |
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