Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.25° S 30.78° E

Kelso (Happy Wanderers) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kelso (Happy Wanderers) sea temperature is
22.0° C
0.3° 

Kelso (Happy Wanderers) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 3AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (11 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (11 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.6
S
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.1
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2895
2776
2504
2019
1804
1568
1408
1357
1520
1288
1279
1092
949
820
703
672
555
714
293
288
324
369
300
205
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
High Tide
00:35AM1.42m
1:18PM1.29m
1:46AM1.51m
2:21PM1.43m
2:42AM1.61m
Low Tide
5:57PM0.51m
7:04AM0.45m
7:18PM0.43m
8:08AM0.33m
8:23PM0.31m
8:59AM0.21m
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rain showers
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cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:12
5:12
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
17
17
17
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
19
19
Feels °C
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
15
15
15
15
17
16
17
17
16
16
14
14
18
17
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