Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 12AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
202 | 164 | 160 | 160 | 157 | 153 | 330 | 389 | 352 | 222 | 330 | 400 | 739 | 1066 | 762 | 548 | 386 | 291 | 724 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:58PM1.51m | 7:04AM1.34m | 7:27PM1.35m | 7:34AM1.19m | 8:02PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:06AM0.42m | 1:10PM0.43m | 1:38AM0.56m | 1:43PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 |
202 | 164 | 160 | 160 | 157 | 153 | 145 | 389 | 352 | 222 | 113 | 149 | 94 | 44 | 156 | 154 | 149 | 291 | 219 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
26 | 26 | 33 | 26 | 15 | 140 | 330 | 117 | 89 | 90 | 330 | 127 | 64 | 23 | 36 | 36 | 22 | 220 | 724 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
4 | 14 | 22 | 64 | 62 | 11 | 5 | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — |
80 | 56 | 54 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 21 | 37 | 132 | 400 | 739 | 1066 | 762 | 548 | 386 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 14 | 14 | 158 | 512 | 235 | 217 | 235 | 235 | 0 | 0 |
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