Kelps surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 31 Dec 2025 ACDT
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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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kelps today?

The current surf forecast for Kelps at 10AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30am December 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Dec)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (31 Dec)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (31 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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

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Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Friday
02
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
Period(s) (?)151414141313131313121212121212121211201918181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)543200518521862180716829769617848227465114635225144974254034647911269161517331899
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:50PM
0.71
12:22AM
0.82
12:57AM
0.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:50PM
0.16
2:18PM
0.12
3:59PM
0.08
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Sunrise--5:50-------5:50-------5:52-----
Sunset------8:32-------8:34-------8:34-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131212121212121212121313141414131312121715151514
Feels °C (?)5454444577867666777139889
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