Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (05 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 12AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 557 | 557 | 492 | 482 | 464 | 445 | 431 | 556 | 358 | 606 | 670 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 612 | 695 | 766 | 792 | 656 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:54PM1.09m | 12:14PM1.20m | 00:45AM1.22m | 1:18PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00PM0.75m | 5:29AM0.67m | 6:38PM0.63m | 6:56AM0.51m | 7:35PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 557 | 557 | 492 | 482 | 464 | 445 | 431 | 556 | 358 | 606 | 670 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 612 | 695 | 766 | 792 | 656 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 22 |
| kJ | 15 | 19 | 29 | 57 | 72 | 93 | 93 | 74 | 295 | 45 | 45 | 129 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 22 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 41 | 39 | 58 | 142 | 136 | 32 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 166 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 49 | 647 | 49 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 203 |
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