Kellys Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Kellys Beach in Port Alfred is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the west northwest. Easily blown out by onshore winds Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Hazards include sharks and rocks.

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Overall Kellys Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Kellys Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	West Pier	9 mi
Second closest break	East Pier	10 mi
Third closest break	Riet River	12 mi
Fourth closest break	Kleinmond (Port Alfred)	17 mi
Fifth closest break	Mtati	22 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Kellys Beach:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	4380 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	5398 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	5434 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	5791 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	5871 mi
Tide stations nearest to Kellys Beach:
Closest tide station	Durban, South Africa	365 mi
Second closest tide station	Heard Island, Antarctica	2643 mi
Third closest tide station	Mawson, Antarctica	2756 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Davis, Antarctica	3132 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia	3317 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Kellys Beach:
Closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	218 mi
Second closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	354 mi
Third closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	354 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	354 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	354 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Kellys Beach:
Closest city location	Port Alfred (South Africa)	9 mi
Second closest city location	Grahamstown (South Africa)	27 mi
Third closest city location	Alice (South Africa)	60 mi
Fourth closest city location	Fort Beaufort (South Africa)	60 mi
Fifth closest city location	Bisho (South Africa)	61 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Kellys Beach is Bisho Airport (VIY) in South Africa, 98 km (61 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Kellys Beach is Port Elizabeth Airport (PLZ), also in South Africa, 109 km (68 miles) away.
• Third is East London Airport (ELS) in South Africa, 123 km (76 miles) away.
• Queenstown Airport (UTW) in South Africa is 193 km (120 miles) away.
• Umtata Airport (UTT), also in South Africa is the fifth nearest airport to Kellys Beach and is 297 km (184 miles) away.