Kelps surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 21 Feb 2026 ACDT
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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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kelps today?

The current surf forecast for Kelps at 7PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)--
Afternoon (21 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (21 Feb)6ft (1.9m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
4
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
0
0
0
4
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121212131213141316161616161515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1223128510431026956102510031009956122012691220215516974662545557206469657358505186419236693110
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
NE
15
N
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:13PM
0.72
2:57AM
0.67
3:44PM
0.75
2:55AM
0.62
4:18PM
0.75
2:41AM
0.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:11PM
0.20
9:10AM
0.08
9:39PM
0.29
9:20AM
0.04
10:01PM
0.40
9:31AM
0.00
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise------6:46-------6:47-------6:48-
Sunset--8:00-------7:59-------7:58-----
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------31--------------
Temp. °C191819242421202118161716161615151515151514131416
Feels °C (?)17151722211817191511111111111111111091010111213
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