
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 3AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
550 | 499 | 481 | 372 | 279 | 242 | 186 | 325 | 70 | 110 | 108 | 69 | 109 | 103 | 434 | 82 | 45 | 42 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:58PM1.89m | 5:08AM1.73m | 5:24PM1.79m | 5:33AM1.64m | 5:48PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.04m | 11:10AM0.03m | 11:30PM0.12m | 11:36AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 |
550 | 499 | 120 | 372 | 279 | 242 | 186 | 183 | 70 | 110 | 108 | 69 | 1713 | 1223 | 475 | 790 | 775 | 792 | 825 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
72 | 91 | 481 | 91 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 325 | 51 | — | — | — | 63 | 59 | 434 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | ESE 7 | — | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 18 |
33 | 33 | — | 35 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | 103 | 49 | 82 | 5 | 1 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 9 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | ENE 10 |
188 | 261 | 331 | 436 | 603 | 801 | 1236 | 1865 | 2685 | 3051 | 3082 | 2471 | 1383 | 13 | 17 | 9 | — | — | 1000 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 862 | 830 | 816 | 405 | 692 | 635 | 635 | 505 | 433 | 353 | 171 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 49 | 14 | 14 |
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