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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 27 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
25.5° 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 12PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 27). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (27 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (27 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
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)
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)81111141312121212121212121312121414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)219219113104209169127125127136133190196212245245312312294342273222222229
Wind
(km/h)
0
WNW
10
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSW
15
S
5
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
20
ESE
15
E
15
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
5
WNW
10
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:37AM
1.31
10:25PM
1.10
11:37AM
1.25
12:42AM
1.14
1:21PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:54AM
0.52
4:13PM
0.63
4:36AM
0.63
6:20PM
0.62
6:46AM
0.59
7:48PM
0.48
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
Sunrise-5:18-------5:20-------5:20------
Sunset----6:58-------6:58-------6:57---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C252627272624242423252727262424232325252626252423
Feels °C (?)292927282627282726292829282527262728262726292725
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