Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kelps today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kelps at 1AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kelps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2247 | 2492 | 2350 | 2155 | 1744 | 1668 | 1619 | 1417 | 1299 | 1021 | 913 | 1092 | 984 | 904 | 1021 | 1537 | 1657 | 2010 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:55PM0.32m | 12:13PM0.84m | 11:59PM0.39m | 12:30PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50PM0.24m | 4:32AM0.21m | 7:28PM0.24m | 5:15AM0.15m | 7:21PM0.23m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2247 | 2492 | 2350 | 2155 | 1744 | 1668 | 1619 | 1417 | 1299 | 1021 | 913 | 1092 | 984 | 904 | 1021 | 1537 | 1657 | 1864 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 69 | 68 | 107 | — | 49 | 81 | — | 177 | 175 | 165 | 22 | 84 | 166 | 290 | 527 | 860 | 1491 | 2010 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | WSW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | WSW 21 | SSE 8 | SSW 10 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 55 | 84 | 168 | 305 | 13 | 30 | 15 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 327 | 327 | 247 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 169 | 169 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 108 | 169 | 101 | 101 |
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