Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelps today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelps at 7AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kelps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1382 | 1169 | 1152 | 975 | 919 | 865 | 710 | 721 | 905 | 1018 | 917 | 865 | 1878 | 3770 | 2851 | 4869 | 5866 | 6336 | 5277 | 4798 | 4317 | 4013 | 2502 | 2584 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:01AM0.59m | 10:55AM0.62m | 1:02AM0.42m | 11:24AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03PM0.23m | 6:55PM0.25m | 4:40AM0.38m | 6:24PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1382 | 1169 | 1152 | 975 | 919 | 865 | 710 | 721 | 905 | 1018 | 917 | 865 | 1878 | 3770 | 2851 | 4869 | 5866 | 6336 | 5277 | 4798 | 4317 | 4013 | 2502 | 2584 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 26 | S 26 | NW 5 | SW 24 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 17 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | 13 | 3 | 141 | 14 | 19 | 368 | 224 | 306 | 627 | 306 | 2142 | 1516 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1466 | 1804 | 1804 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 26 | SW 24 | NW 4 | SW 24 | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 26 | 22 | 3 | 87 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 101 | 92 | 277 | 169 | 175 | 175 | 169 | 169 | 42 | 42 | 175 | 87 | 327 | 327 | 155 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 15 | 57 | 42 |
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