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Kelps Surf Forecast
/ SA – East Coast (28 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Kelps surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 ACSTForecast 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
16.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kelps today?
The current surf forecast for Kelps at 12PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kelps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 416 | 385 | 1108 | 1187 | 659 | 650 | 1115 | 1102 | 1053 | 1053 | 1053 | 1053 | 919 | 2327 | 2117 | 1428 | 1297 | 1281 | 1171 | 1006 | 899 | 899 | 3088 | 3952 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:43PM 0.97 | 11:59PM 0.45 | 2:15PM 0.93 | 11:52PM 0.49 | 2:49PM 0.87 | 11:46PM 0.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:12AM -0.04 | 8:29PM 0.36 | 6:32AM -0.09 | 8:53PM 0.44 | 6:56AM -0.09 | 9:11PM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thu 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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