Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 12AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 4 | E 11 | NE 4 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 510 | 495 | 498 | 584 | 606 | 606 | 13 | 526 | 38 | 632 | 778 | 69 | 98 | 46 | 32 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:32PM1.87m | 5:40AM1.70m | 6:02PM1.79m | 6:09AM1.60m | 6:30PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38PM0.10m | 11:44AM0.03m | 00:08AM0.18m | 12:13PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 510 | 495 | 498 | 584 | 606 | 606 | 617 | 526 | 911 | 632 | 778 | 899 | 883 | 763 | 634 | 610 | 598 | 586 | 499 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 38 | 55 | 33 | 69 | 98 | 46 | 32 | 40 | — | — | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 505 | 49 | 49 | 168 | 52 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 21 | 3 |
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