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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
23.7° C
(Which is 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 1PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | |
114 | 112 | 112 | 110 | 108 | 138 | 102 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 139 | 101 | 94 | 119 | 121 | 119 | 86 | 110 | 106 | 104 | 100 | 98 | 150 | 142 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 8:44AM1.19m | 9:51PM1.30m | 10:19AM1.14m | 11:17PM1.33m | 11:46AM1.17m | 00:22AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38AM0.61m | 3:00PM0.53m | 4:16AM0.65m | 4:28PM0.56m | 5:45AM0.61m | 5:46PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:06 | |
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Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
82 | 50 | 112 | 110 | 108 | 138 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 139 | 101 | 94 | 119 | 121 | 119 | 86 | 110 | 106 | 104 | 100 | 98 | 74 | 74 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
114 | 112 | 34 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 55 | 53 | 50 | 75 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 64 | 62 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 9 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | E 9 | SSW 20 |
73 | 71 | 69 | 21 | 9 | 35 | 55 | 54 | 14 | 13 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 25 | 7 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
19 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 102 | 79 | 20 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 38 | 98 | 150 | 142 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 78 | 205 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 49 | 830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 647 | 647 | 373 | 49 | 52 |
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