Kelps surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 ACST
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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
16.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kelps today?

The current surf forecast for Kelps at 5PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (29 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (29 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3330
3121
2579
2544
2544
2509
2293
2004
1822
1729
1558
1443
1463
1547
1589
1585
1521
1602
1580
1680
1403
1324
1102
933
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
ENE
5
NNE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
25
NW
20
NW
20
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:28AM0.66m
10:56PM0.52m
11:46AM0.76m
11:14PM0.50m
12:07PM0.84m
11:30PM0.48m
Low Tide
4:49AM0.23m
5:44PM0.30m
4:54AM0.17m
6:16PM0.27m
5:06AM0.12m
6:44PM0.26m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:47
6:48
6:48
6:50
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5:25
5:24
5:23
5:22
Temp °C
14
15
22
21
22
23
23
21
19
20
24
25
23
23
21
19
18
20
26
27
26
23
23
23
10
12
21
18
19
20
18
16
13
13
17
18
19
18
13
11
10
12
19
21
22
16
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Energy kJ
3330
3121
2579
2544
2544
2509
2293
2004
1822
1729
1558
1443
1463
1547
1589
1585
1521
1602
1580
1680
1403
1324
1102
933
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
5
0.5
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.4
NW
4
Energy kJ
11
16
82
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.8
NW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.6
NNE
3
0.9
NNW
4
Energy kJ
5
13
11
16
29
19
20
20
26
27
33
96
61
8
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
42
0
0
42
42
0
0
0
0
101
101
92
92
0
101
101
101
101
101
92
0
92
101
108
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
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