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Kelso (Happy Wanderers) surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
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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
25.6° C
(Which is 1.6°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 11AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | |
3488 | 3567 | 3490 | 3201 | 2420 | 2314 | 2499 | 3230 | 1496 | 2246 | 1777 | 1378 | 1084 | 865 | 747 | 563 | 459 | 319 | 259 | 171 | 133 | 100 | 328 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:51AM1.27m | 7:38PM1.20m | 7:51AM1.17m | 9:11PM1.15m | 9:38AM1.11m | 10:58PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16PM0.54m | 1:44AM0.68m | 2:26PM0.62m | 3:27AM0.74m | 4:07PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:14 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 28 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
14 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
2202 | 2202 | 2308 | 2470 | 2420 | 2314 | 2499 | 3230 | 1496 | 2246 | 1777 | 1378 | 1084 | 865 | 747 | 563 | 459 | 319 | 259 | 171 | 414 | 418 | 315 | 295 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 14 | S 5 |
175 | 116 | 576 | 742 | 1001 | 1220 | 1175 | 144 | 1006 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 51 | 22 | 12 | 21 | 133 | 100 | 29 | 67 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 20 | SSE 18 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | NE 3 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 |
149 | 385 | 86 | 83 | 69 | 66 | 60 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 10 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 85 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | SSE 10 | — |
3488 | 3567 | 3490 | 3201 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 96 | 261 | 650 | — | 328 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 168 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
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