Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelps today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelps at 4PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kelps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1200 | 1041 | 1174 | 1158 | 1358 | 1967 | 2383 | 2188 | 1904 | 1657 | 1541 | 1305 | 1225 | 1010 | 993 | 565 | 442 | 1401 | 1912 | 1617 | 1594 | 3419 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:37PM0.69m | 3:40AM0.59m | 2:41PM0.65m | 4:37AM0.59m | 2:35PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25AM0.26m | 9:15PM0.15m | 8:59AM0.35m | 9:36PM0.12m | 9:29AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1200 | 1041 | 1174 | 1158 | 1358 | 1967 | 2383 | 2188 | 1904 | 1657 | 1541 | 1305 | 1225 | 1010 | 993 | 565 | 442 | — | 773 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 7 | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 59 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 517 | 412 | 147 | — | 106 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 19 | 19 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 131 | 138 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 156 | 139 | 1401 | 1912 | 1617 | 1594 | 3419 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 101 | 1 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 363 | 247 | 381 | 327 | 175 |
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