Kelps surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 08 Mar 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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kelps today?

The current surf forecast for Kelps at 6PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm March 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)--
Afternoon (08 Mar)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (08 Mar)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
2
3
3
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313131212121212121212121212121114
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30953095251321221778147912691147966876754597472414325330421428479520396383453350
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
WSW
20
W
10
W
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
WNW
40
SSW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcrossoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:25PM
0.80
2:37AM
0.63
3:52PM
0.78
2:41AM
0.61
4:21PM
0.74
2:36AM
0.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:24PM
0.28
8:59AM
0.01
9:44PM
0.35
9:15AM
0.02
10:01PM
0.42
9:30AM
0.04
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise-------7:01-------7:01-------7:03
Sunset--7:39-------7:38-------7:37-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C151515151616151616161615141414191921202020191717
Feels °C (?)778101515151514131313131312171817181817171112
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