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Kelps surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 ACDT
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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
16.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Kelps today?

The current surf forecast for Kelps at 9AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (13 Jan)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (13 Jan)6ft (1.9m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SSW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.3
SSW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
1.3
SW
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)10101017161615141414141414141313131313131212127
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25128432243469116721641155415121491149114912006123611271011996891734182816521687471377
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
40
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
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
/ height (m)
2:47AM
0.59
12:29AM
0.64
12:28AM
0.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:47AM
0.16
12:18PM
0.18
1:39PM
0.20
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise--6:01-------6:03-------6:03-----
Sunset------8:32-------8:32-------8:32-
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141415151515151414141416151515151615151515161615
Feels °C (?)8899878788811778911988810109
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