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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 Saturday 25 Apr 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
16.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kelps today?
The current surf forecast for Kelps at 11AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am April 25). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kelps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | |
1138 | 2595 | 2726 | 2590 | 2381 | 1591 | 1719 | 1595 | 1514 | 1536 | 1633 | 1204 | 1223 | 1191 | 1037 | 1053 | 954 | 865 | 943 | 1486 | 1946 | 2388 | 3104 | 3208 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 5:34PM0.58m | 10:03PM0.58m | 10:07PM0.57m | 12:16PM0.44m | 10:22PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00AM0.12m | 7:54PM0.58m | 7:43AM0.23m | 6:08AM0.30m | 4:09PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 |
 | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | 5:27 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
10 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
 kJ | 1138 | 2595 | 2726 | 2590 | 2381 | 1591 | 1719 | 1595 | 1514 | 1536 | 1633 | 1204 | 1223 | 1191 | 1037 | 1053 | 954 | 865 | 943 | 1238 | 1169 | 1179 | 3104 | 3208 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 595 | 1238 | — | — | — | 264 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 49 | — | 66 | 66 | 167 | 448 | 774 | 1486 | 1946 | 2388 | 1053 | 1037 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 53 | 87 | 98 | 104 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 0 | 92 | 175 | 175 | 101 | 101 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 343 | 42 | 42 | 87 | 0 | 0 |
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