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Kelso (Happy Wanderers) surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.0° C
(Which is 1.3°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 4AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | |
1213 | 1045 | 800 | 698 | 698 | 560 | 487 | 1869 | 2491 | 2809 | 2628 | 2558 | 2643 | 2155 | 1922 | 1465 | 1121 | 1003 | 878 | 764 | 584 | 488 | 488 | 409 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 2:05PM1.53m | 2:22AM1.78m | 2:45PM1.63m | 3:02AM1.86m | 3:25PM1.69m | 3:42AM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03PM0.19m | 8:38AM0.10m | 8:44PM0.10m | 9:17AM0.03m | 9:25PM0.04m | 9:56AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — |
 | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 |
19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 1213 | 1045 | 800 | 698 | 698 | 560 | 426 | 1869 | 2491 | 2809 | 2628 | 2558 | 2643 | 2155 | 1922 | 1465 | 1121 | 1003 | 878 | 764 | 584 | 488 | 488 | 409 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 26 | 85 | 137 | 237 | 487 | 15 | 23 | 27 | 35 | 36 | 32 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 33 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 37 | 29 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 37 | 10 | 33 | 21 | 21 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 382 | 217 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 49 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 426 |
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