Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 3AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 6 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 142 | 40 | 39 | 106 | 73 | 140 | 136 | 56 | 85 | 138 | 163 | 156 | 202 | 784 | 2727 | 3723 | 3565 | 2882 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:37PM1.21m | 7:12AM1.11m | 7:27PM1.07m | 9:46AM1.01m | 10:56PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:59AM0.62m | 1:19PM0.75m | 2:23AM0.75m | 4:17PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 226 | 159 | 159 | 130 | 153 | 73 | 59 | 108 | 106 | 35 | 141 | 150 | 144 | 260 | 135 | 82 | 56 | 54 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 15 | SSE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 66 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 58 | 138 | 135 | 44 | 53 | 85 | 27 | 163 | 156 | 24 | — | — | — | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 38 | — | — | 57 | 140 | 136 | 56 | 35 | 138 | 29 | 22 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 102 | 142 | 150 | 122 | 106 | — | — | — | — | 162 | 17 | 47 | 74 | 202 | 784 | 2727 | 3723 | 3565 | 2882 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 205 | 215 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 205 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 90 | 52 | 14 | 50 | 848 | 817 | 817 | 355 | 187 |
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