Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.25° S 30.78° E

Kelso (Happy Wanderers) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kelso (Happy Wanderers) sea temperature is
22.6°C
1.1° 

Kelso (Happy Wanderers) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 11AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (29 Sep)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
10
2.3
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.9
SE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
890
1112
818
768
780
687
580
557
414
300
544
586
1059
1010
972
929
613
486
419
334
281
170
127
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:49AM1.78m
5:05PM1.88m
5:20AM1.70m
5:38PM1.76m
5:53AM1.58m
6:13PM1.59m
Low Tide
10:51AM-0.03m
11:16PM0.04m
11:23AM0.07m
11:49PM0.16m
11:58AM0.21m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
17
17
16
17
20
20
19
19
17
Feels °C
14
15
14
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
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