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Kelps surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 08 Dec 2025 ACDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Kelps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kelps sea temperature is
17.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kelps today?
The current surf forecast for Kelps at 3PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kelps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1212 | 1484 | 1807 | 1969 | 1849 | 1600 | 1474 | 1236 | 1132 | 1645 | 2221 | 2974 | 3264 | 3682 | 3682 | 3094 | 2722 | 2454 | 2275 | 1703 | 2049 | 1674 | 1385 | 1173 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:50AM 0.42 | 3:19AM 0.90 | 12:50PM 0.45 | 3:45AM 0.82 | 1:48PM 0.46 | 4:07AM 0.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:33AM 0.41 | 7:16PM -0.06 | 10:25AM 0.43 | 7:54PM 0.00 | 10:33AM 0.41 | 8:30PM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
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