
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 2AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
189 | 205 | 129 | 152 | 121 | 348 | 422 | 397 | 287 | 272 | 264 | 206 | 203 | 203 | 220 | 314 | 268 | 328 | 758 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:33PM1.25m | 11:43AM1.11m | 00:36AM1.29m | 1:26PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM0.60m | 5:17AM0.64m | 5:51PM0.62m | 7:08AM0.54m | 7:30PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 |
109 | 205 | 109 | 113 | 113 | 348 | 422 | 397 | 287 | 272 | 264 | 334 | 242 | 142 | 153 | 147 | 268 | 64 | 63 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ENE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
189 | 109 | 129 | 152 | 115 | 113 | 116 | 96 | 71 | 36 | 35 | 206 | 203 | 203 | 220 | 314 | 47 | 31 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSW 16 | SE 4 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | S 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
9 | 27 | 5 | 75 | 121 | — | — | — | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 2 | 88 | 87 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
— | — | — | 1 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 84 | 216 | 363 | 362 | 314 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 328 | 758 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 48 | 49 | 168 | 168 | 279 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 716 | 204 | 1466 | 429 |
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