Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 7PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1618 | 1090 | 786 | 630 | 563 | 494 | 226 | 386 | 327 | 132 | 81 | 85 | 123 | 227 | 376 | 575 | 654 | 736 | 602 | 1346 | 1238 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:47PM1.11m | 1:55AM1.23m | 2:24PM1.27m | 2:29AM1.37m | 2:52PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM0.67m | 8:12AM0.53m | 8:23PM0.53m | 8:41AM0.38m | 8:53PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
8 | 6 | 786 | 630 | 563 | 494 | 207 | 386 | 327 | 132 | 81 | 81 | 92 | 79 | 376 | 575 | 654 | 736 | 602 | 1346 | 1238 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
— | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 226 | 15 | 15 | 118 | 78 | 48 | 123 | 227 | 49 | 55 | 62 | 32 | 454 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | SSW 16 | E 9 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | — | 27 | 6 | 58 | 85 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | SSW 3 |
1618 | 1090 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 22 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 635 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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