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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 30 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
24.8° 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 3AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Afternoon (01 May)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (01 May)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
4
4
3
4
2
3
1
0
1
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1170
902
792
596
403
994
1969
2766
2294
1966
1614
1419
1111
780
849
836
724
703
738
629
629
598
511
418
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
15
S
30
S
15
S
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NE
30
NE
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
High Tide
3:13PM1.60m
3:24AM1.75m
3:40PM1.64m
3:51AM1.74m
4:07PM1.64m
4:17AM1.71m
Low Tide
9:11PM0.16m
9:34AM0.12m
9:39PM0.14m
10:00AM0.11m
10:07PM0.15m
10:26AM0.13m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
6:26
6:26
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5:22
5:21
5:21
5:20
Temp °C
22
21
21
21
20
21
23
23
22
21
20
18
18
20
25
25
23
21
20
19
19
20
25
25
21
20
18
19
19
21
21
19
21
22
21
18
17
19
24
24
23
22
21
19
18
19
23
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.9
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
Energy kJ
1170
902
792
596
403
394
1969
2766
2294
1966
1614
1419
1111
780
849
836
724
703
738
629
629
598
511
418
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.3
SSW
18
1.1
S
10
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.5
S
17
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.3
NE
6
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
23
19
49
120
149
994
264
59
46
31
30
20
19
153
15
15
129
127
5
167
112
16
16
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
19
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
NE
7
0.3
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
102
99
123
121
289
147
84
16
16
15
15
15
15
13
15
32
15
27
27
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
Energy kJ
3
7
14
18
6
9
33
11
8
7
7
7
3
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
36
0
0
0
0
0
4
187
0
0
14
0
14
0
49
49
49
0
0
0
0
14
49
49
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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