
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 3PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
716 | 615 | 524 | 452 | 443 | 379 | 327 | 327 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 284 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 227 | 252 | 230 | 196 | 192 | 219 | 437 | 556 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:55AM1.74m | 5:22PM1.80m | 5:33AM1.70m | 6:01PM1.78m | 6:10AM1.62m | 6:39PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.01m | 11:28PM0.13m | 11:41AM0.03m | 00:08AM0.19m | 12:17PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 |
716 | 615 | 524 | 452 | 443 | 379 | 327 | 327 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 284 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 192 | 192 | 196 | 196 | 192 | 156 | 437 | 556 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 |
7 | 6 | 34 | 108 | 140 | 101 | 70 | 223 | 201 | 151 | 136 | 85 | 79 | 113 | 158 | 227 | 252 | 230 | 155 | 140 | 219 | 158 | 122 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 9 | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 84 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 40 | 104 | 178 | 90 | 5 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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