
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 5AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1636 | 1377 | 1346 | 1045 | 888 | 700 | 656 | 587 | 576 | 416 | 805 | 1050 | 1134 | 1157 | 1215 | 1072 | 586 | 907 | 809 | 947 | 791 | 660 | 404 | 370 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:45AM1.58m | 4:08PM1.60m | 4:14AM1.65m | 4:37PM1.68m | 4:42AM1.69m | 5:05PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.18m | 10:08PM0.25m | 10:23AM0.11m | 10:38PM0.20m | 10:50AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
1263 | 1151 | 1107 | 1045 | 888 | 700 | 656 | 587 | 576 | 416 | 417 | 81 | 63 | 64 | 75 | 307 | 586 | 711 | 809 | 232 | 158 | 660 | 404 | 370 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
344 | 334 | 334 | 325 | 316 | 148 | 321 | 87 | 344 | 348 | 81 | 90 | 72 | 64 | — | 42 | 303 | — | 286 | 32 | 101 | 158 | 242 | 280 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
67 | 70 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 316 | 117 | 147 | 83 | 103 | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | 94 | 196 | 183 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — |
1636 | 1377 | 1346 | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 79 | 805 | 1050 | 1134 | 1157 | 1215 | 1072 | 170 | 907 | 90 | 947 | 791 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 1172 | 354 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 842 | 851 | 862 | 0 | 0 |
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