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Kelps surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 12 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 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kelps today?
The current surf forecast for Kelps at 6AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kelps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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 kJ (?) | 878 | 892 | 905 | 821 | 821 | 732 | 659 | 619 | 528 | 528 | 416 | 1034 | 2061 | 1668 | 1144 | 1144 | 721 | 1188 | 1415 | 1902 | 3090 | 8133 | 8782 | 8493 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:25AM 0.67 | 4:19PM 0.43 | 4:34AM 0.61 | 4:12AM 0.55 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:29AM 0.33 | 9:24PM 0.33 | 12:15PM 0.29 | 1:14PM 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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