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Kelps Surf Forecast
/ SA – East Coast (28 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Kelps surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 15 May 2026 ACSTForecast 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kelps today?
The current surf forecast for Kelps at 10PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kelps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | |
2158 | 1563 | 1402 | 1179 | 951 | 885 | 976 | 1236 | 1547 | 1502 | 4579 | 4382 | 4164 | 3313 | 2680 | 2185 | 1875 | 1608 | 1719 | 1693 | 1643 | 1491 | 1374 | 1201 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:00PM0.39m | 12:05PM0.91m | 11:02PM0.34m | 12:36PM0.97m | 10:53PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45PM0.27m | 4:31AM0.13m | 7:32PM0.26m | 4:44AM0.05m | 8:18PM0.29m | 5:05AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — |
 | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 2158 | 1563 | 1402 | 1179 | 951 | 885 | 976 | 1236 | 1547 | 1308 | 4579 | 4382 | 4164 | 3313 | 2680 | 2185 | 1875 | 1608 | 1719 | 1693 | 1643 | 1491 | 1374 | 1201 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 6 | SW 19 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 24 | 59 | 1502 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 9 | 18 | — | 7 | 7 | 33 | 66 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 92 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 101 | 175 | 337 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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