Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 8PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6226 | 4347 | 3098 | 2204 | 1643 | 1297 | 988 | 772 | 336 | 463 | 198 | 194 | 144 | 158 | 110 | 112 | 86 | 88 | 86 | 62 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:34PM1.31m | 1:54AM1.41m | 2:20PM1.53m | 2:35AM1.56m | 2:57PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44PM0.48m | 8:05AM0.34m | 8:30PM0.30m | 8:42AM0.17m | 9:06PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 6226 | 4347 | 3098 | 2204 | 1643 | 1297 | 988 | 772 | 336 | 463 | 198 | 194 | 144 | 158 | 110 | 112 | 86 | 88 | 86 | 62 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 122 | — | 71 | 71 | 50 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 201 | 6 | 96 | 64 | 47 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 18 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | 122 | 25 | 56 | 106 | 122 | 157 | 175 | 278 | 357 | 458 | 623 | 704 | 598 | 503 | 478 | 569 | 750 | 945 | 1121 | 1056 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 49 | 49 | 666 | 158 | 49 | 460 | 203 | 426 | 862 | 647 | 647 | 460 | 168 | 168 | 49 | 426 | 505 | 652 | 635 | 426 |
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