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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 2 pm Thursday 14 May 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kelps today?
The current surf forecast for Kelps at 9PM is: 2.3m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 20s |
| Evening (14 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Kelps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
351 | 1081 | 2904 | 3297 | 3321 | 2825 | 2610 | 2270 | 2158 | 1563 | 1307 | 1179 | 1080 | 885 | 976 | 1349 | 1451 | 1774 | 4732 | 4605 | 4218 | 3313 | 2680 | 2216 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:43PM0.45m | 11:38AM0.81m | 11:00PM0.39m | 12:05PM0.91m | 11:02PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55PM0.30m | 4:24AM0.19m | 6:45PM0.27m | 4:31AM0.13m | 7:32PM0.26m | 4:44AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — |
 | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 207 | 1081 | 2904 | 3297 | 3321 | 2825 | 2610 | 2270 | 2158 | 1563 | 1307 | 1179 | 1080 | 885 | 976 | 1349 | 1451 | 1083 | 4732 | 4605 | 4218 | 3313 | 2680 | 2216 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NW 6 | — | W 6 | SW 19 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 302 | 648 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 8 | — | 1 | 59 | 1774 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 351 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NE 3 | NNW 6 | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | 18 | 24 | 15 | 27 | 47 | 2 | 41 | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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