Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 1PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 246 | 264 | 294 | 269 | 206 | 154 | 154 | 136 | 115 | 131 | 134 | 180 | 168 | 121 | 127 | 186 | 183 | 123 | 116 | 95 | 104 | 99 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:18AM1.71m | 3:32PM1.88m | 3:46AM1.75m | 4:00PM1.88m | 4:13AM1.74m | 4:26PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.03m | 9:42PM0.02m | 9:46AM0.01m | 10:08PM0.02m | 10:14AM0.03m | 10:34PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 127 | 127 | 130 | 133 | 139 | 154 | 154 | 120 | 115 | 90 | 83 | 180 | 168 | 996 | 587 | 108 | 183 | 123 | 116 | 95 | 60 | 57 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 246 | 264 | 294 | 269 | 206 | 138 | 133 | 136 | 106 | 131 | 134 | 2 | 2 | 121 | 120 | 186 | — | — | — | 92 | 104 | 99 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 52 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 26 | 127 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 10 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 80 | 193 | 294 | 362 | 551 | 845 | — | 746 | 489 | 606 | 606 | 750 | 956 | 1093 | 1056 | 943 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 26 | 49 | 4 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 433 | 817 | 0 | 22 | 49 | 48 | 168 | 168 | 353 | 426 | 168 | 49 | 21 |
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