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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 12 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
25.8° 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 10AM is: 0.4m 22s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)23s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)21s
Evening (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)18s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)122322212019181716161514141313131312121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11510726838943754360358053950633932525715615114910696818151473023
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
20
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
15
S
0
SE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
E
15
ESE
20
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassoffcross-
off		glasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:13AM
1.18
11:05PM
1.03
12:00PM
1.16
12:59AM
1.08
1:22PM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:22AM
0.65
4:50PM
0.72
5:03AM
0.72
6:41PM
0.68
6:51AM
0.68
7:49PM
0.58
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise-5:05-------5:07-------5:07------
Sunset----7:01-------7:01-------7:01---
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222525272624242423242526262424242325272727252523
Feels °C (?)232525242425282826252526282828272629292826242423
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