Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.25° S 30.78° E

Kelso (Happy Wanderers) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kelso (Happy Wanderers) sea temperature is
22.5° C
1.1° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 9AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (30 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (30 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
9
2.5
S
8
3
S
8
2.5
SSW
8
3
S
8
3
S
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
2.1
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.5
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
560
891
1116
893
1298
1359
1507
1346
1132
1169
1133
1093
997
969
542
485
485
485
714
729
817
886
989
1593
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
15
W
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:14AM1.65m
4:37PM1.68m
4:42AM1.69m
5:05PM1.73m
5:10AM1.69m
5:33PM1.76m
Low Tide
10:23AM0.11m
10:38PM0.20m
10:50AM0.06m
11:07PM0.17m
11:18AM0.05m
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part cloud
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
18
18
18
16
16
17
16
16
18
18
18
17
16
15
14
14
17
18
17
16
14
Feels °C
12
11
9
11
10
11
10
10
12
12
11
11
12
13
14
13
12
11
11
13
14
14
14
11
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