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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 Saturday 18 Apr 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
16.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kelps today?
The current surf forecast for Kelps at 8PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kelps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1211 | 964 | 769 | 636 | 240 | 188 | 157 | 160 | 154 | 154 | 243 | 214 | 310 | 427 | 416 | 335 | 1204 | 1092 | 590 | 1255 | 1115 | 1102 | 1053 | 1053 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | cross- on | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:09AM 0.46 | 1:14PM 0.96 | 12:05AM 0.44 | 1:43PM 0.97 | 11:59PM 0.45 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:28PM 0.23 | 5:57AM 0.03 | 8:01PM 0.29 | 6:12AM -0.04 | 8:29PM 0.36 | 6:32AM -0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 |
| Sunset | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
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