Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (10 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 11PM is: 0.2m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 20 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 27 | 38 | 85 | 121 | 197 | 177 | 164 | 87 | 212 | 203 | 45 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 61 | 119 | 109 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:30PM1.85m | 3:42AM1.77m | 4:01PM1.92m | 4:12AM1.80m | 4:30PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39PM0.05m | 9:46AM-0.04m | 10:09PM0.00m | 10:15AM-0.06m | 10:38PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 11 | 348 | 299 | 268 | 238 | 265 | 230 | 212 | 203 | 165 | 165 | 162 | 129 | 123 | 119 | 154 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 38 | 85 | 121 | 197 | 177 | 164 | 87 | 37 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 61 | 105 | 109 | 109 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 21 | SW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 82 | 76 | 45 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 43 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 5 | — |
| kJ | 475 | 463 | 403 | 4 | 88 | 104 | 84 | 65 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 19 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 220 | 21 | 21 | 85 | 187 | 3 | 187 | 279 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 849 | 49 | 49 |
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