Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.25° S 30.78° E

Kelso (Happy Wanderers) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kelso (Happy Wanderers) sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.1° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 3AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 36°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
3
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
2.4
ENE
9
2.5
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
2.4
S
8
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
837
693
991
766
602
362
277
181
167
161
0
726
405
636
1241
1892
2309
2270
2062
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
30
NNE
30
NE
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
S
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:35PM1.63m
6:48AM1.43m
7:15PM1.46m
7:32AM1.26m
8:12PM1.26m
Low Tide
00:47AM0.31m
12:55PM0.33m
1:31AM0.48m
1:44PM0.52m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
4
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
18
19
24
35
36
29
22
22
22
21
19
19
18
17
18
17
Feels °C
21
21
21
19
18
21
30
30
24
18
17
17
19
17
14
12
11
13
13
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