Kelps surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 ACST
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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
16.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kelps today?

The current surf forecast for Kelps at 12PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (13 Apr)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121211111111101111111410131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21381652142212941099910785649573504604548523136350314171876231022072013165512981131869
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise-6:33-------6:33-------6:35------
Sunset---5:46-------5:45-------5:44----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------111-----
Temp. °C151515151516151515161616161616161515161615161516
Feels °C (?)121212121213111213121212131213131313131313141213
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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