Kelps surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 19 Sep 2025 ACST
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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
14.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kelps today?

The current surf forecast for Kelps at 8AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (19 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (19 Sep)13ft (4.0m)12s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
5.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)12121212129111214141414141413131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12081182102910949291550315745597167798474129899589354075364459565916248595540233759353231653159
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:30AM
0.32
11:48AM
0.76
11:47PM
0.42
11:59AM
0.76
11:54PM
0.53
12:10PM
0.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:03AM
0.28
7:00PM
0.26
5:00AM
0.22
6:34PM
0.25
5:38AM
0.17
6:27PM
0.21
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise---6:05-------6:03-------6:01----
Sunset------6:02-------6:04-------6:04-
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
------3-1-----------1---
Temp. °C141313131314121112101011121212131313131313131312
Feels °C (?)12119544321024544566666664
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for SA - East Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Kelps (light winds from the NW at Robe Airfield 39 km from Kelps). 2.3m 11s groundswell from the SW with a 0.6m 10s swell from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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13 km/h
NW
0.0
14.1
Air / Water (°C)
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