Kelps surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 ACST
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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
16.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kelps today?

The current surf forecast for Kelps at 8AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (14 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (14 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.1
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.1
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.3
SW
1.8
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)111111151111141414131313131312121216121515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)785649573550561505459116312151326180424542381204516821298111287585524042668256223502458
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
W
20
W
25
W
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise---6:33-------6:35-------6:35----
Sunset-----5:45-------5:44-------5:43--
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151515161616161616161616161515151616161616151615
Feels °C (?)121213131212121313131313121213121313121112111211
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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