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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 Monday 27 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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kelps today?
The current surf forecast for Kelps at 5AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 26s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 22s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 20s |
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 24°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | 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 | |
1021 | 1053 | 954 | 865 | 1033 | 1486 | 1946 | 2388 | 3104 | 3208 | 3231 | 4594 | 4594 | 4249 | 3904 | 3545 | 3458 | 3619 | 3330 | 3121 | 2579 | 2391 | 2263 | 2232 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 10:07PM0.57m | 12:16PM0.44m | 10:22PM0.56m | 11:22AM0.55m | 10:39PM0.54m | 11:28AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM0.30m | 4:09PM0.40m | 5:03AM0.29m | 5:07PM0.34m | 4:49AM0.23m | 5:44PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | 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 |
 kJ | 1021 | 1053 | 954 | 865 | 1033 | 1220 | 1343 | 1247 | 3104 | 3208 | 3231 | 4594 | 4594 | 4249 | 3904 | 3545 | 3458 | 3619 | 3330 | 3121 | 2579 | 2391 | 2263 | 2232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 66 | 66 | 167 | 448 | 774 | 1486 | 1946 | 2388 | 1228 | 1210 | 940 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 169 | 169 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 175 | 42 | 42 | 155 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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