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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 07 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
24.8° C
 (Which is 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 12PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (07 Jan)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (07 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
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)
1
0
1
0
2
3
3
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.4
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
S
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)15141371113141514141413121211111111777141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1932368115951779242228633296274018591247917629503390364358544671778569443507563
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
SSW
30
S
35
S
30
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
5
W
15
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossglasscross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:16AM
1.70
6:22PM
1.56
6:53AM
1.62
6:57PM
1.44
7:31AM
1.51
7:33PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:21PM
0.27
12:30AM
0.17
12:59PM
0.37
1:05AM
0.28
1:38PM
0.48
1:41AM
0.40
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
Sunrise-5:01-------5:03-------5:03------
Sunset----7:01-------7:01-------7:01---
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----1111----5------1121
Temp. °C222526242422212120222425252323222325252322222222
Feels °C (?)222423202122222321212021252326232223211919212223
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