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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 08 Jan 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
25.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today?

The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 9PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 08). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (08 Jan)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (08 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
S
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)141312121111111167714141313121212121111111015
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1379888629503377364358512482704554529624563633988748560397263249187180397
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
0
N
15
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SW
15
N
5
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		crossoffcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:57PM
1.44
7:31AM
1.51
7:33PM
1.32
8:10AM
1.39
8:14PM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:59PM
0.37
1:05AM
0.28
1:38PM
0.48
1:41AM
0.40
2:21PM
0.58
2:23AM
0.53
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise-------5:03-------5:05-------5:05
Sunset--7:01-------7:01-------7:01-----
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cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252625242323242423232121212121212222242322222224
Feels °C (?)222323232724232219191819202122222323272523242325
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