Kelps surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm 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
16.0° 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: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)--
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
Thursday
16
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
2
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212111111111011111114141313131313121212121215
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)142212941099910785649573504561548496125512151326178323102207201316821319113187511193503
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise-------6:33-------6:35-------6:35
Sunset-5:46-------5:45-------5:44------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------1----------
Temp. °C151515161615161616161616161616161616151616161616
Feels °C (?)121313131212141211121313131314131213121313121112
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