Kelps Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.49° S 140.00° E

Kelps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kelps sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.3° 

Kelps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kelps today (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kelps at 4PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (23 Jul)16ft (5.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5607
5530
8591
6909
7763
11381
11928
9284
8047
7622
6760
5706
4912
4354
5650
5303
3877
4105
3811
2237
1883
1713
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:56AM0.59m
2:00PM0.59m
11:41AM0.62m
11:18AM0.69m
Low Tide
9:53AM0.54m
10:24PM0.12m
10:51PM0.15m
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
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part cloud
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clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
2
2
3
2
4
4
3
4
3
5
5
4
6
7
7
8
8
9
8
9
9
9
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