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Lat Long: 30.25° S 30.78° E

Kelso (Happy Wanderers) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kelso (Happy Wanderers) sea temperature is
22.8°C
0.8° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 4PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
10
2.3
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
852
530
368
537
599
953
1459
1384
1219
1012
640
1519
1616
1379
1152
870
661
494
397
302
279
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
5
S
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:35PM1.49m
1:49AM1.44m
2:05PM1.65m
2:21AM1.57m
2:35PM1.79m
Low Tide
7:47PM0.38m
7:48AM0.29m
8:17PM0.22m
8:20AM0.16m
8:47PM0.09m
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part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
23
23
23
20
19
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
18
17
20
22
23
22
21
21
Feels °C
21
22
22
19
18
14
15
14
15
16
17
20
19
17
16
17
18
20
20
22
23
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