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Kelso (Happy Wanderers) surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.6° 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 8AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 13 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | S 11 | |
131 | 177 | 270 | 264 | 262 | 257 | 205 | 239 | 234 | 229 | 178 | 121 | 336 | 268 | 260 | 383 | 236 | 203 | 175 | 172 | 129 | 127 | 121 | 114 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:48AM1.62m | 6:18PM1.55m | 6:35AM1.47m | 7:14PM1.44m | 7:31AM1.32m | 8:24PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35PM0.20m | 12:01PM0.20m | 00:25AM0.34m | 12:49PM0.32m | 1:23AM0.49m | 1:46PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | 96 | 177 | 220 | 264 | 262 | 257 | 205 | 239 | 234 | 229 | 178 | 120 | 94 | 268 | 260 | 383 | 236 | 140 | 136 | 172 | 129 | 127 | 181 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 64 | 99 | 99 | 96 | 92 | 117 | 116 | 106 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 109 | 336 | 70 | 41 | 31 | 18 | 178 | 175 | 100 | 92 | 85 | 121 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 131 | 123 | 160 | 129 | 111 | 79 | 79 | 56 | 40 | 64 | 80 | 121 | 76 | 81 | 74 | 69 | 29 | 41 | 110 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 84 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 13 | — | 270 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 35 | 80 | 107 | 147 | 203 | 184 | 125 | 149 | 153 | 251 | 296 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 647 | 635 | 91 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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