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Kelps surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 ACDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kelps today?
The current surf forecast for Kelps at 6PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kelps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2275 | 2111 | 1909 | 1622 | 1407 | 1256 | 1073 | 1026 | 1039 | 860 | 874 | 932 | 878 | 892 | 905 | 821 | 821 | 732 | 734 | 555 | 528 | 423 | 416 | 1034 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:48PM 0.46 | 4:07AM 0.75 | 2:52PM 0.45 | 4:25AM 0.67 | 4:19PM 0.43 | 4:34AM 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:30PM 0.09 | 10:55AM 0.37 | 9:01PM 0.21 | 11:29AM 0.33 | 9:24PM 0.33 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
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