Kelps Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.49° S 140.00° E

Kelps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kelps sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.5° 

Kelps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kelps today (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kelps at 2PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (10 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (10 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
0
0
3
4
5
5
6
4
4
4
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10025
8711
7619
6404
5771
4811
4235
3762
3966
4131
5012
5747
6244
6027
5271
4645
3856
3395
3204
2944
2653
2390
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NNE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
High Tide
12:18PM0.81m
00:01AM0.50m
12:29PM0.77m
00:22AM0.62m
12:38PM0.72m
Low Tide
5:04AM0.18m
7:00PM0.26m
5:46AM0.14m
6:46PM0.23m
6:21AM0.14m
6:44PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
10
10
11
11
10
11
10
10
13
14
15
16
14
14
14
13
18
19
19
19
Feels °C
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
7
6
6
10
11
11
13
12
11
11
9
15
16
18
15
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