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Ethel Wreck Surf Forecast
/ SA – Yorke Peninsula (14 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Ethel Wreck surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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):
- 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) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 8PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ethel Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
615 | 734 | 944 | 846 | 646 | 522 | 421 | 325 | 269 | 258 | 713 | 1038 | 1493 | 1650 | 1783 | 2380 | 2804 | 3049 | 2852 | 2667 | 3331 | 2757 | 1968 | 1229 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:48PM1.24m | 1:07AM0.61m | 2:17PM1.26m | 1:33AM0.60m | 2:46PM1.26m | 1:56AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04PM0.49m | 6:41AM0.34m | 9:38PM0.50m | 7:05AM0.34m | 10:12PM0.50m | 7:29AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
 | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 615 | 734 | 944 | 846 | 646 | 522 | 421 | 325 | 247 | 202 | 140 | 122 | 17 | 71 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 21 | E 5 | WSW 8 | SW 20 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 147 | 102 | 42 | 10 | 41 | — | 18 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 140 | 140 | 173 | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | — | — | SSW 12 | SW 16 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | E 5 | SW 12 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | — | — | 57 | 11 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | 44 | 100 | 164 | 237 | 269 | 258 | 713 | 1038 | 1493 | 1650 | 1783 | 2380 | 2804 | 3049 | 2852 | 2667 | 3331 | 2757 | 1968 | 1229 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 3 | 3 | 83 | 152 | 166 | 166 | 631 | 728 | 901 | 914 | 475 | 1042 | 483 | 648 | 670 | 729 | 542 | 670 | 745 | 729 | 729 | 732 | 109 |
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