Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelps today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelps at 7AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kelps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4657 | 3929 | 3511 | 2945 | 2502 | 2384 | 2442 | 2384 | 2326 | 2612 | 2645 | 2860 | 2901 | 2548 | 2344 | 1968 | 1915 | 4180 | 4522 | 5227 | 2310 | 3233 | 3668 | 6051 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:46AM0.43m | 12:22PM0.67m | 00:35AM0.55m | 12:32PM0.64m | 00:47AM0.67m | 12:42PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40AM0.29m | 6:53PM0.26m | 6:22AM0.24m | 6:38PM0.22m | 6:56AM0.21m | 6:38PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 4657 | 3929 | 3511 | 2945 | 2502 | 2384 | 2442 | 2384 | 2326 | 2612 | 2645 | 2860 | 2901 | 2548 | 2344 | 1968 | 1915 | 2842 | 3030 | 3590 | 823 | 3233 | 3668 | 6051 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | SW 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 441 | 710 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | 27 | 34 | 56 | 46 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 42 | 35 | 37 | 77 | 141 | 206 | 184 | 4180 | 4522 | 5227 | 2310 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 0 | 92 | 220 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 237 | 0 | 1 | 277 | 169 | 101 | 362 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 247 | 246 | 247 | 169 | 169 |
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