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 2AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 25). 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 522 | 522 | 424 | 404 | 433 | 514 | 499 | 468 | 461 | 241 | 214 | 276 | 149 | 144 | 239 | 180 | 161 | 198 | 623 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:58AM1.28m | 2:31PM1.27m | 2:41AM1.39m | 3:07PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40PM0.63m | 8:18AM0.51m | 8:29PM0.52m | 8:55AM0.39m | 9:06PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | 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 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 465 | 465 | 424 | 404 | 345 | 335 | 266 | 468 | 461 | 241 | 213 | 169 | 117 | 163 | 154 | 147 | 113 | 85 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | 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 16 |
| kJ | 522 | 522 | 400 | 389 | 433 | 514 | 499 | 206 | 159 | 112 | 76 | 276 | 45 | 144 | 239 | 180 | 161 | 198 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 16 | E 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | S 17 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | — | 107 | 5 | 224 | 214 | 61 | 149 | 78 | 75 | 39 | 40 | 69 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 20 | 36 | 71 | 129 | 187 | 183 | 299 | 261 | 221 | — | 16 | 623 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 49 | 647 | 647 | 373 | 168 | 52 | 14 | 0 | 24 | 49 | 50 | 203 | 205 |
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