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Kelso (Happy Wanderers) surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
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Kelso (Happy Wanderers) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kelso (Happy Wanderers) sea temperature is
25.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today?
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 7PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
1896 | 1480 | 1084 | 879 | 760 | 573 | 475 | 338 | 275 | 180 | 138 | 104 | 100 | 493 | 897 | 581 | 804 | 814 | 980 | 979 | 615 | 487 | 419 | 508 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:11PM1.15m | 9:38AM1.11m | 10:58PM1.22m | 11:25AM1.16m | 00:09AM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26PM0.62m | 3:27AM0.74m | 4:07PM0.63m | 5:19AM0.67m | 5:33PM0.56m | 6:29AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | |
— | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
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Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 28 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
1896 | 1480 | 1084 | 879 | 760 | 573 | 475 | 338 | 275 | 180 | 345 | 469 | 413 | 322 | 211 | 100 | 804 | 814 | 980 | 979 | 615 | 193 | 160 | 126 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | NE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
38 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 21 | 138 | 104 | 100 | 206 | 18 | 42 | 67 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 59 | 487 | 419 | 508 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | — | SW 13 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | NE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
10 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 29 | 45 | — | 7 | 60 | — | — | — | 84 | 37 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNW 4 | — | S 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 76 | 275 | 29 | — | 10 | 493 | 897 | 581 | — | 187 | 108 | 98 | 103 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 49 | 49 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 52 | 353 | 168 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 48 | 168 | 256 | 168 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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