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Kelso (Happy Wanderers) surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
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Kelso (Happy Wanderers) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kelso (Happy Wanderers) sea temperature is
25.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today?
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 2PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (11 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
547 | 547 | 676 | 869 | 1019 | 688 | 484 | 245 | 172 | 246 | 656 | 1910 | 1928 | 1431 | 943 | 1550 | 1114 | 829 | 721 | 619 | 1439 | 4547 | 7180 | 4890 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:25AM1.16m | 00:09AM1.35m | 12:32PM1.27m | 00:59AM1.51m | 1:22PM1.40m | 1:41AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19AM0.67m | 5:33PM0.56m | 6:29AM0.53m | 6:32PM0.44m | 7:17AM0.37m | 7:20PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:12 | |
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Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
206 | 100 | 676 | 869 | 1019 | 688 | 484 | 140 | 122 | 96 | 656 | 1910 | 1928 | 1431 | 943 | 1550 | 1114 | 829 | 721 | 619 | 501 | 13 | 7180 | 4890 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 8 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | SSE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 18 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 14 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
44 | 42 | 54 | 60 | 39 | 39 | 67 | 245 | 172 | 246 | 77 | 14 | 50 | 47 | 368 | 29 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 144 | 13 | — | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | E 11 | E 10 | — | NE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | NE 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — |
11 | 7 | 60 | 2 | 2 | — | 77 | 37 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 77 | 26 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | — | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | NE 7 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SSW 15 | — | — |
547 | 547 | — | 77 | 56 | 117 | 141 | — | — | 1 | — | 75 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1439 | 4547 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 230 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 48 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 205 | 772 | 171 | 50 |
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