Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 4PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1084 | 909 | 807 | 645 | 589 | 560 | 676 | 805 | 1003 | 1192 | 1023 | 1317 | 1176 | 994 | 898 | 947 | 1010 | 940 | 809 | 432 | 711 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:08PM1.60m | 4:14AM1.65m | 4:37PM1.68m | 4:42AM1.69m | 5:05PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.18m | 10:08PM0.25m | 10:23AM0.11m | 10:38PM0.20m | 10:50AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 1084 | 909 | 807 | 645 | 136 | 108 | 348 | 417 | 85 | 70 | 373 | 49 | 312 | 303 | 290 | 232 | 232 | 158 | 156 | 354 | 711 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 325 | 316 | 316 | 168 | 111 | 344 | 103 | 83 | — | — | 64 | — | 30 | 18 | 561 | — | 64 | 60 | 56 | 80 | 199 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — |
| kJ | 74 | 100 | 90 | 261 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 589 | 560 | 676 | 805 | 1003 | 1192 | 1023 | 1317 | 1176 | 994 | 898 | 947 | 1010 | 940 | 809 | 432 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 78 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 279 | 354 | 354 | 251 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 842 | 862 | 862 | 0 | 0 |
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