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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 19 Jan 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
25.4° C
 (Which is 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 10AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
S
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.3
SSE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)10111111101011101014131313131212131313129121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)529551505423346276297249202482340330340350224221330330330295251232235199
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
15
E
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offonononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:20AM
1.63
4:26PM
1.69
4:50AM
1.70
4:55PM
1.72
5:20AM
1.75
5:25PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:20AM
0.21
10:37PM
0.08
10:51AM
0.17
11:05PM
0.04
11:22AM
0.16
11:34PM
0.03
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise-5:11-------5:13-------5:13------
Sunset----7:00-------7:00-------7:00---
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-11----------21--------
Temp. °C202020222322202020222425242220212021232423222120
Feels °C (?)201921222221202020212021212119202022222119201918
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