Kelps Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South Australia – East Coast)

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Kelps Surf Guide

Kelps on the East Coast is an exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the north northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. A reef breaks left. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

Kelps Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	fairly consistent	16.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Kelps:

The best conditions reported for surf at Kelps occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Kelps 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 47% of the time in June while 52% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 1% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

47%

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

blown out

52%

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 Kelps Location Map

Interactive Kelps 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 nearest passenger airport to Kelps is Adelaide International Airport (ADL) in Australia, which is 312 km (194 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Kelps is Avalon Airport (AVV), also in Australia, 398 km (247 miles) away.

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Kelps Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 16:42 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	12:30PM	3:30PM	6:30PM	9:30PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	14	13	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	on	on

Tides at Kelps

Current tide and informaton

For Beachport, 1 km from Kelps.

Next High Water: 12:39am | 0.46m

Next Low Water: 08:57pm | 0.38m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Kelps Sea Temperature

The Kelps water temperature is rather cool (16.9 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.