Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelps today (25 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelps at 8PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kelps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat morning, light winds from the NNE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 769 | 725 | 743 | 874 | 1006 | 1063 | 1150 | 1127 | 1782 | 3333 | 5039 | 5921 | 5720 | 5522 | 4689 | 4055 | 3622 | 3504 | 3246 | 2513 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:02AM0.60m | 12:11PM0.74m | 00:21AM0.70m | 12:26PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM0.20m | 5:53AM0.16m | 6:22PM0.17m | 6:26AM0.15m | 6:26PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 769 | 725 | 743 | 874 | 1006 | 1063 | 1150 | 1127 | 1782 | 3333 | 5039 | 5921 | 5720 | 5522 | 4689 | 4055 | 3622 | 3504 | 3246 | 2513 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 87 | 138 | 255 | 382 | 548 | 735 | 1126 | 755 | 451 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | — | 38 | 86 | 125 | 116 | 165 | 165 | 137 | 118 | — | — | 123 | 165 | 155 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 327 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 351 | 351 | 464 | 865 | 1745 | 1148 | 663 | 552 | 552 | 42 | 552 | 572 | 575 | 572 | 42 |
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