Ethel Wreck surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ethel Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 5PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
0.8
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212181818171616121212141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)537473363286240169137878780111516530163208273355361676293736726676618
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
WNW
25
SW
20
SW
30
SW
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:14PM
1.09
2:12AM
0.64
2:42PM
1.14
2:17AM
0.58
3:13PM
1.16
2:07AM
0.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:32AM
0.27
8:57PM
0.28
7:42AM
0.23
9:34PM
0.34
7:54AM
0.20
10:13PM
0.42
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise-6:48-------6:48-------6:48------
Sunset---5:54-------5:53-------5:52----
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131518192122222220181817161414141414151615151617
Feels °C (?)91015161718181818161613121011121111131514121416
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