Kelps Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.49° S 140.00° E

Issued: 2 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kelps sea temperature is
15.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Kelps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kelps today (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kelps at 8AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jun)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (23 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
2
SW
15
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1326
1402
1647
1624
1728
1776
1728
1580
1550
1528
1663
1708
1613
1613
1565
1346
1164
996
891
723
689
590
531
463
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
W
5
S
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:24AM0.49m
3:24PM0.58m
8:31AM0.55m
2:00PM0.55m
10:09AM0.64m
Low Tide
10:38PM0.24m
9:31AM0.44m
11:16PM0.21m
11:19AM0.54m
00:01AM0.19m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
8
8
10
9
9
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
2
SW
15
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
Energy kJ
1326
1402
1647
1624
1728
1776
1728
1580
1550
1528
1663
1708
1613
1613
1565
1346
1164
996
891
723
689
590
531
463
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
26
0.1
SW
25
0.1
SW
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
13
25
23
55
175
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
24
0.3
SW
24
Energy kJ
15
55
87
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
5
1.3
WNW
5
Energy kJ
41
80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
169
101
169
169
169
169
101
101
0
1
92
169
169
175
42
42
42
42
0
0
0
87
42
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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