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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 2 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 ACSTForecast 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
15.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kelps today?
The current surf forecast for Kelps at 7PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kelps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
630 | 735 | 587 | 976 | 853 | 649 | 606 | 500 | 313 | 299 | 342 | 336 | 282 | 234 | 214 | 211 | 355 | 1248 | 2936 | 3334 | 3148 | 2860 | 2643 | 2270 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 9:27PM0.56m | 11:04AM0.56m | 10:13PM0.52m | 11:16AM0.69m | 10:43PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM0.42m | 4:25AM0.26m | 4:57PM0.36m | 4:22AM0.23m | 5:55PM0.30m | 4:24AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
 | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 617 | 525 | 394 | 976 | 853 | 649 | 606 | 500 | 313 | 299 | 342 | 336 | 282 | 234 | 214 | 175 | 175 | 1248 | 2936 | 3334 | 3148 | 2860 | 2643 | 2270 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | SSW 11 | S 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 630 | 735 | 587 | 581 | 11 | 39 | 47 | 34 | 36 | 20 | 18 | 51 | 81 | 108 | 130 | 211 | 302 | 581 | — | 40 | 21 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | S 12 | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 9 | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | SW 22 | SW 21 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | — | 11 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 39 | — | 15 | 15 | 32 | 81 | 119 | 142 | 77 | 355 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 55 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
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