Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 294 | 269 | 206 | 154 | 148 | 133 | 106 | 131 | 134 | 180 | 168 | 121 | 127 | 186 | 183 | 123 | 116 | 96 | 70 | 99 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:32PM1.88m | 3:46AM1.75m | 4:00PM1.88m | 4:13AM1.74m | 4:26PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.03m | 9:42PM0.02m | 9:46AM0.01m | 10:08PM0.02m | 10:14AM0.03m | 10:34PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 130 | 133 | 139 | 154 | 148 | 120 | 92 | 113 | 134 | 180 | 168 | 1031 | 572 | 402 | 183 | 123 | 116 | 96 | 60 | 57 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 294 | 269 | 206 | 138 | 133 | 103 | 106 | 131 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 121 | 120 | 118 | 113 | 80 | 71 | 74 | 70 | 99 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 26 | 127 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 133 | 269 | 352 | 542 | 711 | 1122 | — | 706 | 637 | 560 | 600 | 782 | 931 | 993 | 920 | 861 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 49 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 21 | 49 | 283 | 460 | 426 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 49 | 168 | 168 | 283 | 353 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
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