Kelps surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 ACDT
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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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Kelps today?

The current surf forecast for Kelps at 1AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Dec)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (18 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (18 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)15141414141515141313121413131313111010108889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)107132164123221390418368352331335465451431326418341340524399270264270351
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NW
25
W
15
NW
10
W
5
SSW
10
ENE
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:31AM
0.82
10:41AM
0.32
12:58AM
0.87
11:34AM
0.32
1:27AM
0.91
12:09PM
0.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:55AM
0.31
4:48PM
0.13
8:53AM
0.30
5:27PM
0.09
9:05AM
0.30
Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise----5:43-------5:43-------5:43---
Sunset8:27-------8:28-------8:29-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242423232330292925232121191716151414141313131414
Feels °C (?)21211918192423242322191718151411910119991010
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