Kelps surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 03 Apr 2026 ACDT
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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
17.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kelps today?

The current surf forecast for Kelps at 3AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (04 Apr)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (04 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s

Table - waves today at Kelps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Fri
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
3
1
1
0
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
1
1
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313131313131312121212121212141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)364731832967264423102036178315271458134111891100943835702626545536545371417857765560
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
30
SSE
35
SE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
5
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:30AM
0.59
2:12PM
0.87
1:41AM
0.57
2:36PM
0.89
1:51AM
0.56
3:01PM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:07PM
0.20
7:27AM
0.05
8:33PM
0.22
7:42AM
0.01
8:56PM
0.26
7:59AM
-0.01
Fri
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise-----7:24-------7:26-------7:26--
Sunset7:00-------7:00------6:58-------6:57
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------31---
Temp. °C121211101012161615141313131521192120161517192120
Feels °C (?)565456119899891118141717131316171717
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