Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 6AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 7 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 253 | 240 | 197 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 154 | 151 | 204 | 200 | 252 | 240 | 234 | 154 | 148 | 148 | 208 | 232 | 331 | 269 | 192 | 175 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:19AM1.41m | 7:51PM1.49m | 8:07AM1.27m | 8:51PM1.35m | 9:24AM1.13m | 10:33PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21AM0.35m | 1:27PM0.32m | 2:09AM0.47m | 2:17PM0.47m | 3:19AM0.60m | 3:39PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 192 | 253 | 240 | 197 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 154 | 151 | 76 | 65 | 122 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 116 | 94 | 76 | 58 | 331 | 269 | 109 | 109 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 112 | 31 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 26 | 23 | 47 | 71 | 148 | 148 | 67 | 240 | 234 | 154 | 148 | 111 | 85 | 232 | 85 | 85 | 192 | 175 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 57 | 80 | 204 | 200 | 252 | 44 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 148 | 208 | 85 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 25 | 53 | 43 | 52 | 26 | 32 | 35 | 56 | 100 | 103 | 124 | 18 | 66 | 126 | 146 | 109 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 41 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 636 | 263 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 14 |
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