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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 14 May 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
25.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today?

The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 4AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (15 May)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (15 May)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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)
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1213
1045
800
698
698
560
487
1869
2491
2809
2628
2558
2643
2155
1922
1465
1121
1003
878
764
584
488
488
409
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
E
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
25
NE
35
NE
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:05PM1.53m
2:22AM1.78m
2:45PM1.63m
3:02AM1.86m
3:25PM1.69m
3:42AM1.87m
Low Tide
8:03PM0.19m
8:38AM0.10m
8:44PM0.10m
9:17AM0.03m
9:25PM0.04m
9:56AM0.01m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:10
5:09
5:09
1
2
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
17
18
22
21
20
19
20
19
19
19
20
21
21
20
21
19
17
17
22
22
19
18
18
18
17
18
22
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
21
20
21
18
16
16
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
S
11
1.9
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
Energy kJ
1213
1045
800
698
698
560
426
1869
2491
2809
2628
2558
2643
2155
1922
1465
1121
1003
878
764
584
488
488
409
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.5
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
5
5
26
85
137
237
487
15
23
27
35
36
32
23
25
26
33
24
25
29
31
37
29
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
5
0.2
E
8
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
2
2
5
5
5
8
13
4
38
37
10
33
21
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
7
0.4
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.9
SW
4
0.7
NE
8
1
NE
4
Energy kJ
4
4
11
14
27
59
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
14
14
0
0
3
382
217
0
3
3
0
0
0
50
49
21
14
14
14
14
49
426
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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