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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 8 am Sunday 03 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
17.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kelps today?
The current surf forecast for Kelps at 2PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 3.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kelps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | |
2752 | 3388 | 7204 | 5198 | 2377 | 3962 | 1538 | 1769 | 2772 | 2861 | 2974 | 2929 | 2469 | 2173 | 2785 | 2496 | 2196 | 1830 | 1593 | 1365 | 2881 | 2457 | 2173 | 1972 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 12:54PM0.92m | 00:00AM0.47m | 1:20PM0.92m | 00:14AM0.47m | 1:47PM0.90m | 00:27AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40AM0.04m | 7:36PM0.28m | 6:00AM0.01m | 8:00PM0.31m | 6:23AM0.00m | 8:26PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 |
 | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | 5:17 |
— | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | S 9 | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 2752 | 3388 | 3032 | 4226 | 1401 | 3359 | 1452 | 959 | 746 | 2 | — | — | — | 854 | — | — | 2196 | 1830 | 1593 | 1365 | 2881 | 2457 | 2173 | 1972 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 1368 | 710 | 1343 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 252 | 475 | 808 | 969 | 22 | 75 | 163 | 163 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 543 | 54 | 54 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | — | 7204 | 5198 | 2377 | 3962 | 1538 | 1769 | 2772 | 2861 | 2974 | 2929 | 2469 | 2173 | 2785 | 2496 | 1143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 240 | 169 | 301 | 240 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 295 | 369 | 362 | 369 | 368 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 175 | 175 | 169 | 169 | 92 | 101 | 169 | 169 |
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