Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 9PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 324 | 463 | 194 | 194 | 144 | 158 | 110 | 112 | 86 | 88 | 86 | 62 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.53m | 2:35AM1.56m | 2:57PM1.72m | 3:10AM1.69m | 3:30PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM0.34m | 8:30PM0.30m | 8:42AM0.17m | 9:06PM0.15m | 9:15AM0.04m | 9:39PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 324 | 463 | 194 | 194 | 144 | 158 | 110 | 112 | 86 | 88 | 86 | 62 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 547 | 480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SSE 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 201 | 6 | 96 | 64 | 56 | 15 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 27 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SW 11 | E 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | — | SW 12 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 33 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 11 | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 15 | — | 6 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 248 | 337 | 444 | 573 | 685 | 598 | 503 | 489 | 489 | 595 | 720 | 887 | 933 | 861 | 741 | 659 | 659 | 659 | 619 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 426 | 635 | 647 | 647 | 460 | 168 | 49 | 193 | 426 | 505 | 647 | 460 | 168 | 49 | 90 | 168 | 49 | 636 | 51 | 21 | 50 |
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