Kelps surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 19 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
14.4° C
(Which is 3.1°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kelps today?

The current surf forecast for Kelps at 12AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (20 Feb)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (20 Feb)8ft (2.4m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
5
5
4
2
0
1
2
2
4
4
3
1
0
1
4
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)131313141415151515141414141313131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23622399261430173863463646984292356531432594194216371299128012611223128510431010925929913929
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
S
15
S
15
SE
10
E
10
E
5
SE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
10
E
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:41AM
0.82
2:44PM
0.67
2:52AM
0.75
3:13PM
0.72
2:57AM
0.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
0.09
8:57AM
0.16
8:41PM
0.13
9:03AM
0.12
9:11PM
0.20
9:10AM
0.08
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise------6:43-------6:45-------6:46-
Sunset--8:02-------8:01-------8:00-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------4
Temp. °C171717171615162118181717171615192019182122192018
Feels °C (?)161616151414152016161516161514181816161919161715
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