Kelso (Happy Wanderers) surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 20 Aug 2025 SAST
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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
20.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today?

The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 8PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s

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

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Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.6
SSW
1.1
E
1.6
SSW
1.3
S
1.3
SSW
0.9
E
0.7
SW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)610101010998977791312121212111111111313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)10143042539535131129460224223165264267371664575365418339264222216312388
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
5
WNW
20
SW
35
SSW
25
S
15
SSE
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
10
NE
10
N
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crossonononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:26PM
1.40
2:41AM
1.48
3:06PM
1.56
3:18AM
1.60
3:40PM
1.70
3:49AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:12AM
0.43
8:33PM
0.40
8:53AM
0.28
9:12PM
0.27
9:26AM
0.15
9:45PM
0.17
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunrise-------6:24-------6:24-------6:22
Sunset--5:34-------5:35-------5:35-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201919181716161921212019191818182121201817161617
Feels °C (?)191816161615151515171819201818171817181817161616
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Durban/KZN South

  1. weather stationWind Update calm at Port Edward mean that is clean at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). 1.1m 8s swell from the SSW with a 0.8m 15s groundswell, also from the SSW and a 0.6m 5s windswell, also from the ESE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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