
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 9AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
560 | 891 | 1116 | 893 | 1298 | 1359 | 1507 | 1346 | 1132 | 1169 | 1133 | 1093 | 997 | 969 | 542 | 485 | 485 | 485 | 714 | 729 | 817 | 886 | 989 | 1593 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:14AM1.65m | 4:37PM1.68m | 4:42AM1.69m | 5:05PM1.73m | 5:10AM1.69m | 5:33PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM0.11m | 10:38PM0.20m | 10:50AM0.06m | 11:07PM0.17m | 11:18AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
560 | 83 | 81 | 192 | 51 | — | — | 312 | 303 | 1169 | 1133 | 232 | 158 | 156 | 501 | 485 | 485 | 485 | 714 | 729 | 817 | 886 | 989 | 1593 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
344 | 81 | 81 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | 290 | 232 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 209 | 371 | 307 | 262 | 82 | 35 | 14 | 44 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | — |
81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 204 | 66 | 63 | 54 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
66 | 891 | 1116 | 893 | 1298 | 1359 | 1507 | 1346 | 1132 | — | — | 1093 | 997 | 969 | 542 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 235 | 279 | 647 | 279 | 187 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 842 | 862 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 849 | 811 | 0 | 0 |
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