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Kellys Beach Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Kellys Beach surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Kellys Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kellys Beach sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is 3.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kellys Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Kellys Beach at 10AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kellys Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | |
915 | 703 | 572 | 379 | 308 | 232 | 140 | 137 | 106 | 106 | 102 | 104 | 79 | 94 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 28 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:22AM1.03m | 10:49PM1.11m | 11:30AM1.03m | 00:18AM1.23m | 12:45PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03AM0.62m | 3:52PM0.57m | 5:27AM0.61m | 5:43PM0.53m | 6:48AM0.49m | 6:48PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
10 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 915 | 703 | 572 | 407 | 308 | 232 | 552 | 454 | 512 | 405 | 317 | 273 | 241 | 94 | 68 | 395 | 328 | 279 | 201 | 205 | 215 | 268 | 305 | 260 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 379 | — | — | 140 | 137 | 106 | 106 | 102 | 104 | 79 | 6 | 5 | 66 | 64 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 28 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | WNW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | 350 | 431 | 427 | 654 | 422 | 603 | 824 | 740 | 745 | 740 | 627 | — | 498 | 286 | 402 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 309 | 141 | 115 | 141 | 122 | 141 | 15 | 36 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 153 | 36 | 36 | 130 |
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