Kelps surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 25 Feb 2026 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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Kelps today?

The current surf forecast for Kelps at 6PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30am February 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (25 Feb)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (25 Feb)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)141313131313131314141414131313121212121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2694231025841982177720672265214820642094183119621197106711701032771669545569414569483393
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSE
40
SE
50
SSE
50
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:55PM
0.65
1:32AM
0.66
1:05AM
0.74
1:05AM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:45AM
-0.01
9:36PM
0.60
10:00AM
0.01
10:12AM
0.06
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise6:48-------6:50-------6:50-------
Sunset----7:55-------7:53-------7:52---
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------------------1--1
Temp. °C141415161513121313161718181717161619211920222122
Feels °C (?)766776578111212121314131317181517202123
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