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 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kelso (Happy Wanderers) sea temperature is
22.0° 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 (03 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 12AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)--
Afternoon (03 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (03 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
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
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2367
2080
1867
1756
1484
1301
1134
962
836
712
600
543
520
530
490
522
402
325
176
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:02PM1.74m
6:09AM1.62m
6:33PM1.70m
6:41AM1.53m
7:09PM1.61m
Low Tide
00:08AM0.20m
12:16PM0.12m
00:42AM0.26m
12:49PM0.21m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
17
16
16
20
21
19
18
17
16
15
15
20
21
20
18
18
Feels °C
17
17
17
15
15
15
20
20
20
19
17
15
13
12
17
19
19
18
18
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