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Kelso (Happy Wanderers) surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
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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
25.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than 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 9PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | |
1762 | 839 | 1019 | 688 | 421 | 245 | 172 | 307 | 656 | 1606 | 1450 | 1114 | 904 | 653 | 1245 | 1047 | 732 | 715 | 2297 | 4890 | 7439 | 4757 | 2863 | 2059 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 11:25AM1.16m | 00:09AM1.35m | 12:32PM1.27m | 00:59AM1.51m | 1:22PM1.40m | 1:41AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33PM0.56m | 6:29AM0.53m | 6:32PM0.44m | 7:17AM0.37m | 7:20PM0.31m | 7:59AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | |
— | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
676 | 839 | 1019 | 688 | 421 | 245 | 101 | 77 | 656 | 1606 | 1450 | 1114 | 904 | 653 | 1245 | 1047 | 732 | 715 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 4757 | 2863 | 2059 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 8 | NE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | SSE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSW 17 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | E 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
54 | 51 | 39 | 39 | 54 | 30 | 172 | 307 | 75 | 14 | 71 | 47 | 43 | 475 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 10 | — | SE 12 | NE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | NE 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
60 | 60 | 2 | — | 38 | 50 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | — | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — |
1762 | — | 123 | 67 | 35 | 247 | — | — | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2297 | 4890 | 7439 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 256 | 256 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 49 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 205 | 692 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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