Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.25° S 30.78° E

Kelso (Happy Wanderers) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kelso (Happy Wanderers) sea temperature is
22.3°C
0.7° 

Kelso (Happy Wanderers) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (04 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 12AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)--
Afternoon (04 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (04 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
9
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
10
2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
16
450
460
480
557
557
555
544
482
522
538
588
649
748
708
708
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
0
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
SW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
N
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:01PM1.18m
9:27AM1.09m
10:54PM1.09m
12:14PM1.20m
Low Tide
2:35AM0.67m
4:00PM0.75m
5:29AM0.67m
6:38PM0.63m
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rain showers
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clear
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
21
20
19
19
21
22
22
21
20
19
18
18
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23
23
22
20
20
Feels °C
22
23
20
19
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18
18
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