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Kelps surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 ACDTForecast 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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kelps today?
The current surf forecast for Kelps at 3PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:30am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kelps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4169 | 3724 | 4715 | 3100 | 2699 | 2415 | 2081 | 1694 | 1460 | 1228 | 1043 | 1027 | 885 | 698 | 356 | 250 | 214 | 183 | 272 | 107 | 107 | 151 | 164 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:45PM 0.66 | 12:06AM 0.75 | 12:31AM 0.82 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:19PM 0.23 | 3:18PM 0.20 | 4:06PM 0.16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
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