Kelps surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Monday 11 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
15.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kelps today?

The current surf forecast for Kelps at 2AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Evening (12 May)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.5
SW
22
1
SW
20
1.6
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
961
833
921
834
721
681
630
735
587
1018
853
649
606
500
313
299
342
336
245
234
181
229
792
1935
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
ENE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:07PM0.59m
11:35AM0.45m
9:27PM0.56m
11:04AM0.56m
10:13PM0.52m
11:16AM0.69m
Low Tide
4:44AM0.28m
3:22PM0.42m
4:25AM0.26m
4:57PM0.36m
4:22AM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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>
6:58
7:00
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:12
5:10
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
16
15
18
20
20
19
19
19
18
17
20
21
20
19
19
18
17
16
20
21
9
12
12
12
13
12
17
17
16
16
16
16
14
13
16
18
17
16
15
14
12
10
15
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1
SW
20
1.6
SW
19
Energy kJ
961
833
921
834
721
681
617
525
458
1018
853
649
606
500
313
299
342
336
245
234
181
210
792
1935
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
26
0.1
SW
26
0.4
SW
24
0.4
SSW
22
0.7
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
0.9
SSW
19
1.1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
0.2
S
12
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
12
1
SW
14
Energy kJ
14
25
143
193
458
563
630
735
587
581
11
54
41
37
36
20
25
51
81
108
130
208
175
412
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.5
SW
8
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WSW
17
0.1
SW
23
0.5
SW
22
0.8
SW
16
0.5
S
12
Energy kJ
55
36
10
2
34
15
15
32
81
119
21
229
310
67
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
5
5
3
5
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
Distance (km)
155
42
0
0
0
0
0
42
42
42
0
0
42
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
8
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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