Kelps Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.49° S 140.00° E

Issued: 2 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kelps sea temperature is
15.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kelps at 8AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (26 Jun)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (26 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun night).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SSW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
2.3
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
361
425
1103
1140
1466
1941
1741
1860
2387
1521
2981
2328
2242
2214
2054
1513
1806
1783
1651
1417
1380
1262
1048
1048
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
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
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:48AM0.72m
11:21AM0.78m
11:53AM0.83m
Low Tide
00:58AM0.18m
2:05AM0.17m
3:09AM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
12
14
14
13
13
12
12
10
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
8
8
9
10
11
10
9
9
8
7
6
9
11
10
8
8
6
6
4
5
6
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
2.3
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
Energy kJ
361
367
1103
1140
1466
1941
1741
1860
2387
1521
2981
2328
2242
2214
2054
1513
1806
1783
1651
1417
1380
1262
1048
1048
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.5
SW
22
0.6
SW
21
0.6
SW
22
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.2
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
0.9
SW
19
0.2
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
12
Energy kJ
310
425
233
368
372
855
930
926
799
513
14
29
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
23
0.4
SW
23
0.2
W
19
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
Energy kJ
138
134
30
27
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
Energy kJ
12
16
18
21
21
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
42
42
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
42
57
57
57
57
92
57
57
87
92
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
7
5
8
8
7
6
5
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