Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.25° S 30.78° E

Kelso (Happy Wanderers) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kelso (Happy Wanderers) sea temperature is
22.1° C
0.8° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 11AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (31 Jul)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (31 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
4
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
10
2.1
SE
9
2.1
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1350
1210
1133
969
924
904
853
424
541
763
796
906
984
962
1134
2111
2010
1746
1454
1590
1622
1635
1528
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:42AM1.69m
5:05PM1.73m
5:10AM1.69m
5:33PM1.76m
5:39AM1.67m
6:02PM1.74m
Low Tide
10:50AM0.06m
11:07PM0.17m
11:18AM0.05m
11:37PM0.17m
11:46AM0.07m
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6:43
6:43
6:41
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5:22
5:22
5:23
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1
Temp °C
16
16
18
19
18
18
17
16
15
15
17
18
18
16
15
13
13
13
17
18
18
16
16
Feels °C
11
11
11
13
13
14
14
13
12
11
13
13
14
13
12
10
10
10
14
15
17
15
14
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