
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 5PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
773 | 661 | 569 | 555 | 293 | 288 | 233 | 290 | 429 | 371 | 367 | 349 | 323 | 202 | 357 | 613 | 675 | 670 | 680 | 700 | 730 | 673 | 682 | 696 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:21PM1.43m | 2:42AM1.61m | 3:12PM1.57m | 3:31AM1.69m | 3:59PM1.69m | 4:14AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08AM0.33m | 8:23PM0.31m | 8:59AM0.21m | 9:16PM0.20m | 9:44AM0.10m | 10:04PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | |
— | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
773 | 661 | 569 | 555 | 117 | 210 | 121 | 124 | 163 | 205 | 164 | 191 | 323 | 294 | 357 | 613 | 675 | 670 | 680 | 700 | 730 | 673 | 682 | 696 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
20 | 48 | 50 | 18 | 293 | 288 | 106 | 109 | 136 | 32 | 33 | 14 | 149 | 202 | 206 | 51 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | — | E 8 | E 6 | S 15 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | — | SSE 9 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SW 21 | — | S 16 | SW 16 |
14 | 8 | — | 13 | 24 | 67 | 233 | 265 | 209 | 5 | 2 | — | 65 | 121 | 83 | 34 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 17 | — | 5 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | 290 | 429 | 371 | 367 | 349 | — | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 52 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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