Kelso (Happy Wanderers) Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.25° S 30.78° E

Kelso (Happy Wanderers) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kelso (Happy Wanderers) sea temperature is
21.5° C
0.3° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 5PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
0
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
E
9
2.5
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1
SSW
14
2.4
SSE
8
1.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
279
318
272
78
587
951
1380
1692
1716
1731
1698
1331
965
763
669
630
575
383
394
782
1058
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
25
S
30
S
35
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
50
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:26PM1.25m
1:52AM1.42m
2:26PM1.45m
2:44AM1.57m
3:11PM1.63m
Low Tide
7:30PM0.50m
8:11AM0.37m
8:31PM0.33m
8:56AM0.20m
9:17PM0.19m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
5
9
7
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
Temp °C
21
20
19
18
18
16
15
14
15
14
16
16
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
Feels °C
21
17
15
13
12
9
6
7
8
7
9
10
9
9
9
8
9
10
10
11
13
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