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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 am Tuesday 28 Apr 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
16.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kelps today?
The current surf forecast for Kelps at 6AM is: 2.3m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 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 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | |
3104 | 3208 | 3231 | 4594 | 4594 | 4249 | 3904 | 3545 | 3458 | 3415 | 3330 | 3121 | 2579 | 2391 | 2391 | 2509 | 2201 | 1975 | 1822 | 1729 | 1665 | 1550 | 1463 | 1547 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 10:22PM0.56m | 11:22AM0.55m | 10:39PM0.54m | 11:28AM0.66m | 10:56PM0.52m | 11:46AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM0.29m | 5:07PM0.34m | 4:49AM0.23m | 5:44PM0.30m | 4:54AM0.17m | 6:16PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 3104 | 3208 | 3231 | 4594 | 4594 | 4249 | 3904 | 3545 | 3458 | 3415 | 3330 | 3121 | 2579 | 2391 | 2391 | 2509 | 2201 | 1975 | 1822 | 1729 | 1665 | 1550 | 1463 | 1547 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 |
| kJ | 1228 | 1210 | 940 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 169 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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