Kelpies surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 AEST
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Kelpies surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kelpies sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kelpies today?

The current surf forecast for Kelpies at 12PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (14 Apr)7ft (2.2m)10s

Table - waves today at Kelpies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
2.4
SW
4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.1
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1010109910111212131313121212121514141212121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45930818624276797018642589342251524950197542721411127893715681314117611892169297338544374
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
25
W
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
50
W
45
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:56AM
0.99
6:21PM
0.86
6:00AM
0.93
6:55PM
0.91
7:12AM
0.87
7:30PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:51AM
0.20
12:00AM
0.44
12:32PM
0.28
1:06AM
0.35
1:12PM
0.37
2:12AM
0.26
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise6:39-------6:39-------6:41-------
Sunset---5:38-------5:37-------5:35----
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1--------------21--1-
Temp. °C131416131211111111121414131212131316151412121110
Feels °C (?)891185323456677788111062200
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