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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 07 May 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
25.8° C
(Which is 1.8°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: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (07 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (07 May)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
6
5
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2
SSE
11
2
SSE
10
1.7
SE
11
2
SSW
10
2
SSW
10
3
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2
SSE
14
2.3
SSE
14
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1447
1257
1009
920
876
677
731
701
2524
4382
3749
3083
2322
1866
1548
1984
1890
1514
995
1025
703
843
666
596
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
25
W
20
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
0
WNW
10
N
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:11AM1.38m
6:42PM1.29m
6:51AM1.27m
7:38PM1.20m
7:51AM1.17m
9:11PM1.15m
Low Tide
12:29PM0.43m
00:45AM0.57m
1:16PM0.54m
1:44AM0.68m
2:26PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
6:30
6:30
6:31
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5:15
5:15
5:15
5:14
Temp °C
15
18
26
27
24
21
19
18
17
17
22
23
21
20
19
19
17
17
22
23
22
19
17
16
11
14
20
23
21
17
14
13
14
14
19
20
19
19
17
18
16
15
22
21
21
18
15
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2
SSE
11
2
SSE
10
1.7
SE
11
1.2
S
12
1.4
S
12
0.9
ESE
10
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.3
SSE
14
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
Energy kJ
1447
1257
1009
920
876
677
384
566
178
2647
2430
2201
2322
1866
1388
1984
1890
1514
995
1025
703
843
666
596
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
1.5
SSW
9
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.4
SSE
20
0.8
ESE
10
1
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
16
1.8
SSE
15
2
SSE
14
1.9
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
S
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
S
11
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
53
43
36
42
55
360
260
226
149
116
576
751
1041
1330
1548
985
755
768
720
415
338
23
22
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.8
SSE
18
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
10
10
9
8
8
54
29
28
20
381
85
81
69
61
42
41
40
39
38
35
35
12
26
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
9
2
SSW
10
2
SSW
10
3
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
0.5
E
8
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
237
549
731
701
2524
4382
3749
3083
35
5
8
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
6
7
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
204
3
0
21
21
0
0
0
205
49
14
14
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
8
7
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
7
8
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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