Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 12AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 433 | 325 | 318 | 192 | 253 | 240 | 197 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 154 | 151 | 204 | 200 | 252 | 240 | 234 | 154 | 148 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.61m | 7:19AM1.41m | 7:51PM1.49m | 8:07AM1.27m | 8:51PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21AM0.35m | 1:27PM0.32m | 2:09AM0.47m | 2:17PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 433 | 325 | 318 | 192 | 253 | 240 | 197 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 154 | 151 | 76 | 67 | 122 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 39 | 37 | 23 | 112 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 12 | 26 | 23 | 47 | 71 | 148 | 148 | 67 | 240 | 234 | 154 | 148 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 57 | 80 | 204 | 200 | 252 | 35 | 29 | 20 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 19 | 31 | 55 | 43 | 52 | 26 | 32 | 34 | — | 113 | 116 | 128 | 8 | 72 | 127 | 126 | 109 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 41 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 692 | 263 | 50 | 0 |
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