Kelso (Happy Wanderers) surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 SAST
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Kelso (Happy Wanderers) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kelso (Happy Wanderers) sea temperature is
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today?

The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 2PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.8
NE
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
S
0.3
SSW
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
2.1
S
1.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313127101010121212614141313101078991212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)444442382336215415065602422062075447676798201964054354501334976
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
20
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
15
N
15
NW
10
WNW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:03AM
1.97
4:20PM
1.80
4:37AM
1.94
4:55PM
1.76
5:13AM
1.83
5:32PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:15AM
-0.07
10:22PM
-0.05
10:49AM
-0.03
10:58PM
0.01
11:24AM
0.06
11:37PM
0.13
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise-6:16-------6:18-------6:18------
Sunset----5:34-------5:32-------5:31---
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C242524242322222220222628282626252526262524222019
Feels °C (?)232320202121222219212324262624232525221921212120
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