Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 6PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 5 | SW 11 | SW 16 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 64 | 50 | 20 | 347 | 251 | 207 | 202 | 164 | 160 | 160 | 155 | 185 | 183 | 257 | 286 | 154 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:30PM1.66m | 6:36AM1.48m | 6:58PM1.51m | 7:04AM1.34m | 7:27PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:13PM0.14m | 00:37AM0.30m | 12:41PM0.28m | 1:06AM0.42m | 1:10PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | E 8 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 634 | 5 | 5 | 603 | 574 | 563 | 479 | 347 | 251 | 207 | 202 | 164 | 160 | 160 | 155 | 185 | 175 | 145 | 286 | 69 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 140 | 183 | 257 | 90 | 154 | 268 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | — | SW 16 | S 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 18 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | SSW 16 | E 8 |
| kJ | 10 | — | 10 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 13 | — | 28 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 64 | 62 | 25 | 19 | — | — | 99 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 48 | 628 | 616 | 39 | 64 | 50 | 3 | 116 | 223 | 155 | 74 | 41 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 38 | 67 | 178 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 49 | 49 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 187 | 187 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 14 | 14 |
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