Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.25° S 30.78° E

Kelso (Happy Wanderers) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kelso (Happy Wanderers) sea temperature is
22.7°C
1.2° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 10PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)--
Afternoon (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SW
12
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
21
20
8
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
16
24
450
470
484
557
555
610
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:55PM1.38m
7:24AM1.23m
8:01PM1.18m
9:27AM1.09m
10:54PM1.09m
Low Tide
1:12AM0.50m
1:37PM0.60m
2:35AM0.67m
4:00PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
21
20
19
17
16
19
22
22
22
21
21
20
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22
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Feels °C
18
19
18
17
15
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21
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19
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