Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 7PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 676 | 334 | 281 | 238 | 157 | 111 | 85 | 63 | 51 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:13PM1.59m | 6:32AM1.41m | 6:55PM1.38m | 7:24AM1.23m | 8:01PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58AM0.21m | 00:26AM0.31m | 12:39PM0.39m | 1:12AM0.50m | 1:37PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 676 | 334 | 281 | 202 | 157 | 111 | 85 | 63 | 51 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 515 | 559 | 605 | 618 | 528 | 517 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 61 | 61 | 53 | 53 | 38 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 59 | 113 | 194 | 238 | 326 | 331 | 321 | 269 | 303 | 392 | 486 | 530 | 645 | 606 | 514 | 649 | 782 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 203 | 666 | 811 | 811 | 203 | 172 | 172 | 49 | 817 | 636 | 283 | 193 | 187 | 52 | 21 | 21 | 187 | 692 | 772 | 21 | 50 |
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