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Kelso (Happy Wanderers) surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today?
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 7PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
1896 | 1480 | 1084 | 879 | 760 | 573 | 475 | 338 | 275 | 180 | 138 | 104 | 100 | 493 | 897 | 581 | 804 | 814 | 980 | 979 | 615 | 487 | 419 | 508 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:11PM1.15m | 9:38AM1.11m | 10:58PM1.22m | 11:25AM1.16m | 00:09AM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26PM0.62m | 3:27AM0.74m | 4:07PM0.63m | 5:19AM0.67m | 5:33PM0.56m | 6:29AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 28 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
 kJ | 1896 | 1480 | 1084 | 879 | 760 | 573 | 475 | 338 | 275 | 180 | 345 | 469 | 413 | 322 | 211 | 100 | 804 | 814 | 980 | 979 | 615 | 193 | 160 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | NE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 38 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 21 | 138 | 104 | 100 | 206 | 18 | 42 | 67 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 59 | 487 | 419 | 508 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | — | SW 13 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | NE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 29 | 45 | — | 7 | 60 | — | — | — | 84 | 37 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNW 4 | — | S 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 76 | 275 | 29 | — | 10 | 493 | 897 | 581 | — | 187 | 108 | 98 | 103 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 49 | 49 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 52 | 353 | 168 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 48 | 168 | 256 | 168 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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