
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 6AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | S 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
404 | 433 | 514 | 499 | 468 | 461 | 241 | 214 | 276 | 149 | 144 | 239 | 180 | 161 | 198 | 170 | 229 | 295 | 751 | 742 | 643 | 532 | 791 | 1169 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:58AM1.28m | 2:31PM1.27m | 2:41AM1.39m | 3:07PM1.39m | 3:15AM1.49m | 3:39PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM0.51m | 8:29PM0.52m | 8:55AM0.39m | 9:06PM0.41m | 9:27AM0.28m | 9:38PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 6 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
404 | 345 | 335 | 266 | 468 | 461 | 241 | 213 | 169 | 117 | 163 | 154 | 142 | 113 | 68 | 39 | 115 | 295 | 751 | 742 | 643 | 532 | 506 | 393 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
389 | 433 | 514 | 499 | 206 | 159 | 112 | 76 | 276 | 45 | 144 | 239 | 180 | 161 | 198 | 170 | 229 | 131 | 29 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 16 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | S 17 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | S 11 | — | — |
6 | 6 | 31 | — | 107 | — | 224 | 214 | 47 | 149 | 78 | 75 | 39 | 10 | 69 | 149 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 4 | — | 21 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | — | — | 4 | 20 | 41 | 74 | 145 | 177 | 177 | 275 | 240 | — | 69 | 22 | 78 | 135 | 155 | 152 | 131 | 134 | 247 | 791 | 1169 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 49 | 647 | 647 | 373 | 168 | 52 | 14 | 0 | 22 | 49 | 50 | 203 | 205 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 205 | 205 | 354 | 187 | 187 |
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