Kelps Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.49° S 140.00° E

Kelps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kelps sea temperature is
14.7°C
1.0° 

Kelps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kelps today (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kelps at 5PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (22 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (22 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
8
8
8
5
0
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6106
7992
8224
7475
6481
5293
4076
3281
2708
2202
1998
1886
1661
1541
1564
1514
1324
1086
984
814
710
699
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
ESE
15
E
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
11:09AM0.71m
00:34AM0.35m
11:21AM0.75m
11:48PM0.41m
11:37AM0.77m
Low Tide
7:16PM0.23m
3:45AM0.32m
6:40PM0.23m
4:40AM0.25m
6:25PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
8
9
11
10
11
10
11
10
10
10
16
17
18
17
17
17
16
15
17
21
22
19
Feels °C
4
6
8
6
6
5
7
5
5
6
14
15
15
14
12
11
11
11
13
18
20
16
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