Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.25° S 30.78° E

Kelso (Happy Wanderers) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kelso (Happy Wanderers) sea temperature is
22.7° C
1.2° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 12PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (27 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
4
3
2
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
17
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
3
S
8
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
144
239
180
161
181
149
226
291
751
742
643
525
889
1020
970
865
678
642
597
597
588
550
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
E
10
E
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
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
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:41AM1.39m
3:07PM1.39m
3:15AM1.49m
3:39PM1.50m
3:45AM1.58m
4:08PM1.60m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.39m
9:06PM0.41m
9:27AM0.28m
9:38PM0.32m
9:55AM0.18m
10:08PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
5
8
3
1
1
3
3
1
4
2
Temp °C
14
15
21
21
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
17
16
15
14
15
15
14
14
13
14
14
15
Feels °C
11
12
19
19
16
17
18
17
17
17
17
15
10
10
9
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
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