Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 11PM is: 0.7m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | E 9 | SSW 20 | E 10 | SSW 18 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
191 | 246 | 349 | 284 | 292 | 270 | 384 | 332 | 284 | 284 | 47 | 520 | 541 | 541 | 520 | 584 | 514 | 27 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.87m | 4:37AM1.79m | 5:00PM1.90m | 5:09AM1.76m | 5:32PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33PM0.05m | 10:43AM-0.06m | 11:06PM0.05m | 11:14AM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
191 | 246 | 257 | 284 | 284 | 270 | 384 | 332 | 284 | 284 | 509 | 520 | 541 | 541 | 520 | 584 | 514 | 647 | 659 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
135 | 129 | 109 | 69 | 75 | 209 | 150 | 108 | 66 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
74 | 71 | 349 | 251 | 292 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 35 | 10 | 27 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 52 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 21 | 14 |
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