
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelso (Happy Wanderers) today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelso (Happy Wanderers) at 12PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kelso (Happy Wanderers). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1320 | 1365 | 725 | 561 | 408 | 348 | 292 | 246 | 203 | 119 | 75 | 84 | 84 | 91 | 99 | 158 | 649 | 865 | 762 | 566 | 452 | 589 | 550 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:19PM1.14m | 00:33AM1.14m | 1:03PM1.31m | 1:15AM1.29m | 1:35PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.73m | 6:32PM0.71m | 6:38AM0.59m | 7:15PM0.55m | 7:16AM0.44m | 7:47PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
42 | 993 | 725 | 561 | 408 | 348 | 292 | 246 | 203 | 93 | 106 | 81 | 44 | 91 | 99 | 104 | 649 | 865 | 762 | 566 | 452 | 589 | 550 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
10 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 119 | 75 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 86 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
— | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 37 | 25 | 22 | 29 | 19 | 158 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — |
1320 | 1365 | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 55 | 106 | — | 9 | 7 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 205 | 49 | 21 | 373 | 168 | 52 | 49 | 205 | 205 | 817 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 49 | 817 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
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