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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 3 am Thursday 04 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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kelps today?
The current surf forecast for Kelps at 6AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:30am December 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 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 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 880 | 2516 | 2326 | 2185 | 1830 | 1643 | 1537 | 1299 | 1100 | 1229 | 1169 | 2887 | 2614 | 2305 | 1886 | 1619 | 1249 | 1229 | 1150 | 1154 | 1575 | 1897 | 2830 | 3065 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:42AM 0.90 | 10:54AM 0.27 | 1:13AM 0.98 | 1:46AM 1.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:17AM 0.26 | 4:51PM 0.07 | 5:22PM -0.01 | 5:58PM -0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
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