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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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
24.5° 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 9AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (29 Apr)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (29 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
6
4
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
4
S
14
4
S
15
4
S
15
4
S
15
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.2
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6165
7051
5367
7387
7258
6704
5582
4916
3824
2917
2456
1912
1534
1170
902
778
586
459
851
1992
2335
2294
2144
1773
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
20
SSE
10
S
10
NW
10
NW
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:27AM1.66m
2:44PM1.54m
2:56AM1.72m
3:13PM1.60m
3:24AM1.75m
3:40PM1.64m
Low Tide
8:40AM0.23m
8:42PM0.21m
9:08AM0.16m
9:11PM0.16m
9:34AM0.12m
9:39PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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6:24
6:24
6:24
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5:22
5:22
5:21
1
4
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
20
20
20
18
18
17
17
17
21
21
21
21
21
21
17
18
19
22
22
20
19
11
11
13
16
16
18
17
16
15
15
15
18
18
20
21
19
18
15
17
20
20
22
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
13
3.5
S
13
4
S
14
4
S
15
4
S
15
4
S
15
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.9
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
Energy kJ
4461
4526
5367
7387
7258
6704
5582
4916
3824
2917
2456
1912
1534
1170
902
778
586
459
394
1992
2335
2294
2144
1773
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.3
SSW
18
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.9
NE
5
1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
NE
8
1.2
SSW
18
0.9
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
68
68
66
45
44
42
42
42
47
56
61
48
30
102
41
80
134
178
851
98
50
40
31
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
19
1.1
NE
8
0.8
SSE
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
66
31
80
60
103
30
99
123
121
289
147
156
16
16
15
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
0.7
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SSW
3
1
S
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
Energy kJ
6165
7051
100
117
21
61
52
76
3
6
42
106
86
55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
6
5
7
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
204
3
0
0
14
14
14
21
49
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
4
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