Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.25° S 30.78° E

Kelso (Happy Wanderers) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kelso (Happy Wanderers) sea temperature is
22.9°C
1.0° 

Kelso (Happy Wanderers) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 3PM is: 3.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (19 Oct)11ft (3.5m)7s
Evening (19 Oct)11ft (3.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
3
SSW
7
4
SSW
8
4
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
SSW
10
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
178
511
828
2205
2515
1957
1478
1218
1245
652
492
408
306
287
306
212
169
135
116
116
84
84
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
15
SW
30
SSW
55
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
35
SSW
30
S
15
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
9:46AM1.01m
10:56PM1.01m
12:19PM1.14m
00:33AM1.14m
1:03PM1.31m
Low Tide
2:23AM0.75m
4:17PM0.84m
5:28AM0.73m
6:32PM0.71m
6:38AM0.59m
7:15PM0.55m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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2
7
3
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Temp °C
21
22
24
19
17
16
17
17
16
18
19
20
19
18
17
16
16
22
23
23
22
21
19
Feels °C
23
22
22
10
10
9
12
13
13
15
16
17
16
15
14
13
14
21
17
19
21
22
20
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