Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 12AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 475 | 447 | 575 | 106 | 935 | 2138 | 2495 | 1738 | 1500 | 950 | 828 | 1094 | 978 | 683 | 619 | 600 | 563 | 533 | 470 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:15PM1.15m | 12:22PM1.05m | 00:56AM1.18m | 1:43PM1.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19PM0.70m | 5:56AM0.71m | 6:18PM0.71m | 7:26AM0.62m | 7:40PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 475 | 447 | 108 | 106 | 101 | 79 | 82 | 259 | 436 | 759 | 828 | 567 | 517 | 614 | 567 | 600 | 563 | 533 | 470 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 21 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 59 | 43 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 88 | 60 | 43 | 42 | 121 | 1094 | 978 | 683 | 619 | 530 | 530 | 443 | 394 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 22 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 11 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 164 | 164 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 18 | — | 5 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 8 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 89 | 575 | 308 | 935 | 2138 | 2495 | 1738 | 1500 | 950 | 607 | — | 563 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 405 | 692 | 355 | 635 | 354 | 279 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 636 | 205 | 0 | 0 |
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