Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelps today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelps at 5AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am June 17). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kelps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 7 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2004 | 1736 | 1349 | 1133 | 933 | 769 | 669 | 519 | 346 | 335 | 281 | 277 | 240 | 299 | 471 | 652 | 890 | 1100 | 1642 | 4802 | 8703 | 8800 | 8562 | 7851 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:50PM0.96m | 2:19PM0.91m | 11:43PM0.42m | 2:43PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21AM-0.04m | 6:06AM-0.03m | 9:50PM0.41m | 6:49AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | — | — |
| kJ | 2004 | 1736 | 1349 | 1133 | 933 | 769 | 669 | 519 | 346 | 335 | 281 | 277 | 240 | 244 | 172 | 424 | 361 | 291 | 1642 | 2813 | 4212 | 2465 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 8 | S 9 | WNW 7 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 12 | — | SW 17 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 101 | 40 | 57 | 2 | 59 | 26 | 23 | 87 | 259 | 471 | 652 | 890 | 1100 | 172 | — | 2494 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | SW 26 | — | — | S 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 17 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 26 | — | — | 3 | — | 175 | 175 | 175 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NNE 4 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 4 | N 3 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 211 | 23 | 128 | 169 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 118 | 69 | 196 | 299 | 384 | 886 | 808 | 678 | 160 | 4802 | 8703 | 8800 | 8562 | 7851 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 57 | 0 | 108 | 247 | 101 | 92 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 101 | 101 | 108 | 277 | 169 | 169 | 175 | 363 | 175 | 327 |
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