Kelps surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 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
16.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kelps today?

The current surf forecast for Kelps at 5AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (13 Apr)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


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Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
SW
2.2
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131212121212111111111011111110101313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51534098326426372138165214851294109991078568761054060459568568357616432002220720711883
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
10
SSE
5
SW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-----6:33-------6:33-------6:35--
Sunset-------5:46-------5:45-------5:44
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C141514141515151515151515151616151515161515151515
Feels °C (?)91010101111111212121111111211101112131414151414
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