Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 3AM is: 2.2m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 794 | 1336 | 2524 | 6143 | 7240 | 6226 | 4347 | 3098 | 2204 | 1643 | 1297 | 988 | 772 | 336 | 463 | 198 | 156 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:53AM1.23m | 1:34PM1.31m | 1:54AM1.41m | 2:20PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26PM0.67m | 7:16AM0.54m | 7:44PM0.48m | 8:05AM0.34m | 8:30PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 194 | 157 | 1336 | 2524 | 6143 | 7240 | 6226 | 4347 | 3098 | 2204 | 1643 | 1297 | 988 | 772 | 336 | 463 | 198 | 156 | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | E 9 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 229 | 225 | 153 | 526 | 149 | 121 | 122 | — | — | 50 | 50 | 50 | 33 | 31 | 201 | 6 | 96 | 64 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 22 | SSW 10 | E 8 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 794 | 173 | 135 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 32 | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | 50 | 77 | 119 | 145 | 163 | 175 | 269 | 376 | 516 | 696 | 748 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 862 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 460 | 49 | 426 | 636 | 647 | 426 | 405 |
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