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Ethel Wreck surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm 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
19.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ethel Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 3AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jan)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (19 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.8
SW
2
SSW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141413131313131313122422212019181817171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45934633632249359963275774668963070066823612211283731201896198828882823287824752270
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSE
15
SE
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
35
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrossoncross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:15AM
1.02
3:40PM
0.35
3:41AM
1.01
3:56PM
0.39
4:06AM
0.99
4:14PM
0.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:43PM
0.17
10:40AM
0.13
8:21PM
0.14
10:51AM
0.14
8:57PM
0.12
11:02AM
0.15
Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise----6:26-------6:28-------6:28---
Sunset8:38-------8:37-------8:37-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232020191819191919171616171922222017171716181819
Feels °C (?)211718171416141414121111121619181512121211131314
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