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Ethel Wreck surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 31 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
20.7° C
 (Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ethel Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 12AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (01 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (01 Feb)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sat
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
1.4
SSW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)111111121212121212111112121212121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)209455153158167469500560433366373386400421435428414325319314264255182176
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
0
NNE
10
WSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:56AM
1.00
3:42PM
0.29
3:25AM
1.00
3:42PM
0.37
3:49AM
0.96
3:52PM
0.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:50PM
0.22
10:45AM
0.11
7:50PM
0.16
10:44AM
0.15
8:33PM
0.13
10:43AM
0.17
Sat
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise----6:39-------6:41-------6:41---
Sunset8:30-------8:30-------8:30-------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171616161516171817151414141416171815151516181921
Feels °C (?)111112119111112109888811121410101215181818
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