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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 Wednesday 13 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
15.6° 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 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kelps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | |
313 | 299 | 342 | 336 | 282 | 234 | 214 | 211 | 351 | 1081 | 2904 | 3297 | 3111 | 2825 | 2434 | 2270 | 2002 | 1563 | 1426 | 1179 | 951 | 885 | 976 | 1474 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:13PM0.52m | 11:16AM0.69m | 10:43PM0.45m | 11:38AM0.81m | 11:00PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57PM0.36m | 4:22AM0.23m | 5:55PM0.30m | 4:24AM0.19m | 6:45PM0.27m | 4:31AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
 | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 313 | 299 | 342 | 336 | 282 | 234 | 214 | 175 | 175 | 1081 | 2904 | 3297 | 3111 | 2825 | 2434 | 2270 | 2002 | 1563 | 1426 | 1179 | 951 | 885 | 976 | 1474 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 11 | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | WNW 6 | WSW 22 |
| kJ | 36 | 30 | 22 | 51 | 81 | 108 | 130 | 211 | 302 | 581 | 37 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | 28 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | SW 22 | SW 21 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 15 | 15 | 32 | 81 | 119 | 142 | 77 | 351 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 32 | 93 | 20 | 43 | 128 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 92 | 108 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 |
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