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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 am Thursday 07 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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ethel Wreck today?
The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 10AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ethel Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
3456 | 3417 | 3378 | 2053 | 3301 | 3301 | 3059 | 2881 | 2658 | 2450 | 2204 | 1941 | 1649 | 1649 | 1667 | 1667 | 1427 | 1388 | 1214 | 990 | 961 | 796 | 784 | 640 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 2:05AM0.59m | 4:21PM1.09m | 1:45AM0.58m | 4:59PM1.03m | 5:53PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57PM0.54m | 8:29AM0.28m | 11:51PM0.57m | 8:45AM0.32m | 8:56AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 522 | 1819 | 155 | 2053 | 3301 | 1433 | 1415 | 1257 | 1241 | 1241 | 1001 | 807 | 796 | 785 | 732 | 1667 | 1427 | 1388 | 1214 | 990 | 961 | 796 | 784 | 640 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 300 | 447 | 447 | 781 | 1552 | 1685 | 1297 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | S 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 3456 | 3417 | 3378 | 5 | 4 | 3301 | 3059 | 2881 | 2658 | 2450 | 2204 | 1941 | 1649 | 1649 | 1667 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 351 | 373 | 1089 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 18 |
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