Kelps surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 15 May 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kelps today?

The current surf forecast for Kelps at 8AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (15 May)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (15 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri morning, light winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.6
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3321
2825
2610
2270
2158
1563
1402
1179
951
885
1005
1470
1547
1502
4579
4382
4032
3152
2680
2185
1875
1770
1977
1919
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNW
25
NNW
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
20
NNW
20
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
SE
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:43PM0.45m
11:38AM0.81m
11:00PM0.39m
12:05PM0.91m
11:02PM0.34m
12:36PM0.97m
Low Tide
4:24AM0.19m
6:45PM0.27m
4:31AM0.13m
7:32PM0.26m
4:44AM0.05m
8:18PM0.29m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:08
5:07
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
17
20
20
17
16
18
16
15
13
18
18
17
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
13
12
11
11
14
15
13
15
14
14
12
9
15
15
15
13
12
13
13
14
14
13
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
3321
2825
2610
2270
2158
1563
1402
1179
951
885
1005
1470
1547
1200
4579
4382
4032
3152
2680
2185
1875
1770
1977
1919
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
1.1
NW
7
0.3
SW
19
1.6
SW
17
Energy kJ
31
19
15
114
59
1502
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
N
4
0.7
NW
4
1.1
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.5
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
Energy kJ
41
24
24
16
83
52
13
94
88
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
92
92
101
92
87
0
0
1
1
3
1
87
0
0
0
0
0
0
57
101
87
42
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
6
9
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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