Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.25° S 30.78° E

Kelso (Happy Wanderers) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kelso (Happy Wanderers) sea temperature is
22.6° C
1.2° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 10PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)--
Afternoon (28 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (28 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
0
0
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
7
2.4
S
8
3
S
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
8
2
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
SSE
9
3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
611
670
1315
1377
1405
1083
1045
888
730
714
666
602
593
908
1026
1197
1228
1441
1315
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
40
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:39PM1.50m
3:45AM1.58m
4:08PM1.60m
4:14AM1.65m
4:37PM1.68m
Low Tide
9:38PM0.32m
9:55AM0.18m
10:08PM0.25m
10:23AM0.11m
10:38PM0.20m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
4
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
6
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
15
15
14
15
16
18
18
16
16
Feels °C
10
10
14
14
15
14
15
12
10
10
12
11
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
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