Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelps today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelps at 12AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kelps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1015 | 971 | 747 | 1901 | 2392 | 2928 | 2986 | 2751 | 2936 | 1571 | 3515 | 3556 | 3664 | 3331 | 2795 | 2226 | 5337 | 5321 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:47AM0.68m | 1:52PM0.61m | 4:32AM0.63m | 1:29PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42PM0.04m | 9:05AM0.44m | 9:00PM0.05m | 9:12AM0.52m | 9:16PM0.08m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 606 | 565 | 586 | 1901 | 1752 | 2928 | 603 | 677 | 2936 | 1571 | 3515 | 3556 | 3664 | 3331 | 2795 | 2226 | 5337 | 5321 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | WSW 12 | — | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 60 | 358 | 499 | 540 | 588 | 918 | — | — | 439 | — | 346 | 738 | 552 | 800 | 1342 | 1880 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 13 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1015 | 971 | 747 | 1194 | 2392 | — | 2986 | 2751 | 635 | 456 | 804 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 351 | 169 | 169 | 108 | 101 | 101 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 108 | 169 | 220 | 169 | 169 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 169 |
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