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Ethel Wreck surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 ACDT
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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
19.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ethel Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 12PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
0.9
SW
1.5
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)151515141414141414131313131313131212222120191818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)429429424412407346336322493525560680613640555546582252213530203295269729733825
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
E
5
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		oncrosscross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:25PM
0.31
3:15AM
1.02
3:40PM
0.35
3:41AM
1.01
3:56PM
0.39
4:06AM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:27AM
0.13
7:43PM
0.17
10:40AM
0.13
8:21PM
0.14
10:51AM
0.14
8:57PM
0.12
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise6:26-------6:26-------6:28-------
Sunset----8:38-------8:37-------8:37---
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192324252219201918192020191716161618202119171717
Feels °C (?)182324232016181614161515131212121114171714121211
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