Ethel Wreck surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 06 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
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 12AM is: 2.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Sat morning).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SSW
18
2.3
SW
18
2.4
SSW
17
2.2
SW
14
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1457
1551
3067
3183
3378
1903
3301
3301
3059
2692
2658
2450
2204
1914
1649
1649
1533
1667
1427
1388
1196
1093
961
796
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:50PM1.14m
2:05AM0.59m
4:21PM1.09m
1:45AM0.58m
4:59PM1.03m
Low Tide
10:57PM0.54m
8:29AM0.28m
11:51PM0.57m
8:45AM0.32m
8:56AM0.39m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
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7:03
7:03
7:05
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5:34
5:32
5:31
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
7
6
6
6
6
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
9
9
10
11
11
10
11
12
12
13
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.5
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
236
418
1475
1703
2140
1903
3301
1433
1415
1257
1241
1112
1001
807
796
785
732
1667
1427
1388
1196
1093
961
796
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
25
136
522
447
447
781
1552
1685
1297
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
41
94
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SSW
18
2.3
SW
18
2.4
SSW
17
0.4
SE
4
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
0.3
S
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
Energy kJ
1457
1551
3067
3183
3378
4
3301
3059
2692
2658
2450
2204
1914
1649
1649
1533
1
1
3
3
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
7
6
4
5
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
971
1036
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
49
373
373
49
31
31
28
28
28
18
5
28
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
7
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
7
7
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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