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Ethel Wreck surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 17 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 5PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (17 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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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
0.9
SW
1.5
SW
0.8
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)13141414141515151514141414141413131313613131324
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)245412401346412365429429360350346346336322526711690744961205241721224195
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
0
NW
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crossonononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:10PM
0.28
2:47AM
0.99
3:25PM
0.31
3:15AM
1.02
3:40PM
0.35
3:41AM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:58PM
0.20
10:27AM
0.13
7:43PM
0.17
10:40AM
0.13
8:21PM
0.14
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise------6:26-------6:26-------6:28-
Sunset--8:38-------8:38-------8:37-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202021181818192425262321212018191818171718181822
Feels °C (?)191919141517182326242119202015151312111214141318
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