Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.25° S 30.78° E

Kelso (Happy Wanderers) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kelso (Happy Wanderers) sea temperature is
22.5°C
1.0° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 5PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (27 Sep)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (27 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
2.4
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
2.2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
522
980
807
727
956
932
1023
994
1041
1092
993
918
730
710
967
724
753
703
627
512
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:06PM1.95m
4:19AM1.81m
4:35PM1.94m
4:49AM1.78m
5:05PM1.88m
Low Tide
9:52AM-0.05m
10:15PM-0.04m
10:21AM-0.06m
10:44PM-0.03m
10:51AM-0.03m
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clear
clear
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cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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5:37
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Temp °C
22
21
19
19
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
18
17
17
16
17
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
18
15
13
15
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
17
17
17
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