Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (08 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 7PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 604 | 892 | 1179 | 960 | 828 | 786 | 628 | 519 | 454 | 365 | 398 | 609 | 267 | 524 | 529 | 739 | 771 | 815 | 1069 | 1107 | 990 | 974 | 850 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 3:06PM1.75m | 3:24AM1.64m | 3:34PM1.75m | 3:52AM1.65m | 4:02PM1.72m | 4:21AM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM0.17m | 9:17PM0.11m | 9:22AM0.14m | 9:44PM0.10m | 9:52AM0.15m | 10:12PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — |
 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | 6:27 |
mm | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 604 | 892 | 1179 | 960 | 828 | 786 | 628 | 250 | 273 | 365 | 228 | 236 | 267 | 524 | 529 | 739 | 771 | 815 | 1069 | 1107 | 990 | 974 | 850 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | S 14 | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 71 | 49 | 160 | 208 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 519 | 454 | — | 61 | — | 132 | 62 | 119 | 88 | 168 | 163 | 134 | 57 | 79 | 55 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | SSW 12 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 54 | 36 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 61 | 64 | 62 | — | 14 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 200 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 337 | 398 | 609 | 512 | 102 | 59 | 95 | 73 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 49 | 862 | 692 | 635 | 172 | 203 | 52 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
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