Ethel Wreck surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 31 May 2026 ACST
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Ethel Wreck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ethel Wreck sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ethel Wreck today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 12PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (31 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (31 May)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SSW
12
2
WNW
6
2.4
WNW
6
2.5
WNW
6
3
W
10
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
898
725
615
734
944
712
580
463
421
361
247
275
461
585
1684
2771
2266
2665
2596
2428
2630
2513
2801
2475
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
NW
20
N
30
NNE
35
N
45
N
45
N
50
NNW
40
NNW
50
WNW
50
NW
55
NW
50
WNW
45
W
40
W
45
W
55
WSW
60
WSW
50
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:48PM1.24m
1:07AM0.61m
2:17PM1.26m
1:33AM0.60m
2:46PM1.26m
1:56AM0.59m
Low Tide
6:15AM0.35m
9:04PM0.49m
6:41AM0.34m
9:38PM0.50m
7:05AM0.34m
10:12PM0.50m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:17
5:16
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
17
18
18
18
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
8
10
11
11
10
7
9
7
8
9
11
9
7
6
7
8
8
7
4
3
3
4
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.5
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
13
91
615
734
944
712
580
463
421
361
247
202
144
144
138
69
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
21
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
SW
20
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
13
31
147
102
42
10
41
18
2
2
15
140
140
169
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
12
0.1
SW
16
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
SW
14
0.1
E
6
0.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
12
31
57
11
4
33
1
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
0.6
N
3
1.1
N
4
1.6
N
5
1.7
N
6
1.9
NNW
7
2
NNW
6
2
WNW
6
2.4
WNW
6
2.5
WNW
6
3
W
10
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
Energy kJ
898
725
8
44
142
205
298
322
275
461
585
1684
2771
2266
2665
2596
2428
2630
2513
2801
2475
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
Distance (km)
503
49
9
3
3
83
141
166
170
631
731
901
914
914
731
731
731
729
729
729
741
971
971
926
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
5
7
6
5
5
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
5
8
5
6
4
5
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