Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelps today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelps at 4AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Kelps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 790 | 861 | 1506 | 1256 | 1200 | 1420 | 1109 | 1611 | 2557 | 1665 | 4091 | 4065 | 4117 | 3227 | 3228 | 1983 | 2327 | 3803 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:15AM0.64m | 2:02PM0.57m | 5:26AM0.64m | 12:42PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10PM0.11m | 9:34AM0.45m | 9:19PM0.09m | 9:50AM0.57m | 9:28PM0.07m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 632 | 543 | 1506 | 1256 | 1200 | 1420 | 1109 | 1611 | 2557 | 1452 | 4091 | 4065 | 4117 | 3227 | 3228 | 1983 | 2327 | 3803 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 18 | WSW 5 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | 790 | 861 | 32 | 37 | 34 | 29 | 21 | 80 | 67 | 1665 | 14 | 332 | 236 | 1446 | 954 | 1789 | 1169 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 10 | S 7 | WSW 19 | SSE 7 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 33 | 42 | 21 | 13 | 29 | 10 | 590 | 10 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 3 | WNW 5 | W 6 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 66 | 41 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 101 | 101 | 169 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
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