Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.25° S 30.78° E

Kelso (Happy Wanderers) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kelso (Happy Wanderers) sea temperature is
21.4°C
0.2° 

Kelso (Happy Wanderers) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 6PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 35°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the N by Sat night).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
7
2.5
S
8
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
181
167
147
504
406
362
770
1176
1736
1854
2270
2482
1629
1338
1150
865
783
516
388
320
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:15PM1.46m
7:32AM1.26m
8:12PM1.26m
8:58AM1.09m
10:32PM1.13m
Low Tide
12:55PM0.33m
1:31AM0.48m
1:44PM0.52m
2:42AM0.65m
3:22PM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
1
3
3
3
3
2
Temp °C
33
35
30
23
21
22
20
20
18
18
17
18
17
17
16
16
17
17
18
18
17
Feels °C
29
29
25
18
16
19
16
17
12
13
12
13
12
14
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
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