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Kelpies surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
16.0° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kelpies today?

The current surf forecast for Kelpies at 1PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jan)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (13 Jan)5ft (1.6m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)111616151514141414141413131313131212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2078189911081102410101010119111591127979850745734640504473390341336280280280280
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:07PM
0.56
5:05AM
1.13
7:16PM
0.55
5:41AM
1.17
8:16PM
0.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:15PM
0.27
9:40PM
0.49
12:59PM
0.21
10:09PM
0.51
1:42PM
0.15
10:42PM
0.53
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise5:43-------5:46-------5:47-------
Sunset----8:49-------8:49-------8:47---
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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Rain (mm)
------1---------1-------
Temp. °C141515141313131313141414141414141414151514131313
Feels °C (?)1313121110111211111311101011111110910101091010
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