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Kelps surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 06 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kelps today?
The current surf forecast for Kelps at 9AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:30am December 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 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 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1249 | 1150 | 1150 | 1285 | 1853 | 2931 | 3314 | 3116 | 3054 | 3856 | 2744 | 2362 | 2121 | 1863 | 1451 | 1234 | 1160 | 1082 | 1155 | 1277 | 1483 | 1871 | 1852 | 1627 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:46AM 1.01 | 2:18AM 1.01 | 2:50AM 0.96 | 11:50AM 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:58PM -0.06 | 6:37PM -0.08 | 10:33AM 0.41 | 7:16PM -0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
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