Kellys Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Eastern Cape (South), South Africa)

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Kellys Beach Surf Guide

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.

Kellys Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	4	fairly consistent	19.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Kellys Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Kellys Beach occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

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16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Kellys Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Kellys Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 62% of the time in June while 31% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 7% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

62%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

31%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Kellys Beach Location Map

Interactive Kellys Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.

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Kellys Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 01:20 Local Time

m, °C	Wed	Thursday 07
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	SE	SE	SE	SE
Period (s)	12	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross	cross- off

Tides at Kellys Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Kellys Beach, 0 km from Kellys Beach.

Next High Water: 06:11am | 1.24m

Next Low Water: 12:32pm | 0.41m

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Kellys Beach Sea Temperature

The Kellys Beach water temperature is reasonably warm (19.8 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 16.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 19.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite