Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 3PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1643 | 2263 | 2287 | 2891 | 2261 | 1583 | 1232 | 1048 | 996 | 790 | 623 | 444 | 381 | 494 | 711 | 1150 | 1088 | 990 | 917 | 989 | 861 | 766 | 673 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:26PM1.45m | 2:44AM1.57m | 3:11PM1.63m | 3:26AM1.69m | 3:50PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM0.37m | 8:31PM0.33m | 8:56AM0.20m | 9:17PM0.19m | 9:35AM0.07m | 9:57PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 43 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 71 | 143 | 131 | 125 | 156 | 280 | 380 | 494 | 711 | 978 | 1088 | 990 | 917 | 989 | 861 | 766 | 673 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 78 | 22 | 70 | 165 | 184 | 181 | 177 | 431 | 987 | 584 | 270 | 225 | 196 | 153 | 148 | 161 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 24 | SW 24 | S 10 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 23 | 44 | 109 | 301 | 305 | 242 | — | — | — | 283 | 274 | 23 | 22 | 32 | 72 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1643 | 2263 | 2287 | 2891 | 2261 | 1583 | 1232 | 1048 | 996 | 790 | 623 | 444 | 381 | 403 | 289 | 1150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 538 | 512 | 382 | 382 | 187 | 3 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 3 | 862 | 862 | 862 | 862 | 3 | 853 | 842 | 3 | 862 | 862 | 862 | 0 | 0 |
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