Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 5PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 522 | 980 | 807 | 727 | 956 | 932 | 1023 | 994 | 1041 | 1092 | 993 | 918 | 730 | 710 | 967 | 724 | 753 | 703 | 627 | 512 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:06PM1.95m | 4:19AM1.81m | 4:35PM1.94m | 4:49AM1.78m | 5:05PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52AM-0.05m | 10:15PM-0.04m | 10:21AM-0.06m | 10:44PM-0.03m | 10:51AM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 73 | 41 | 27 | 118 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 786 | 724 | 753 | 703 | 627 | 512 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | NE 7 | SW 16 | NE 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | 18 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | SW 17 | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 229 | 522 | 980 | 807 | 727 | 956 | 932 | 1023 | 994 | 1041 | 1092 | 993 | 918 | 730 | 710 | 967 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 292 | 817 | 817 | 692 | 382 | 382 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 692 | 692 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 110 | 3 | 50 | 49 | 49 |
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