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Ethel Wreck surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 24 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
19.6° C
 (Which is 1.2°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 3AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (25 Jan)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (25 Jan)5ft (1.6m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
2
3
4
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
1
2
1
2
0
3
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)171616161616161616151515141414141421201918181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9865817378659551014109610961281111196292474665950644035529955972382298424902645
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
25
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
30
ESE
25
E
25
SSW
10
S
20
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		oncross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:44PM
0.64
5:23AM
0.65
6:29PM
0.67
5:12AM
0.55
7:32PM
0.69
3:39AM
0.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:28PM
0.25
11:43AM
0.15
12:13AM
0.36
11:52AM
0.13
1:21AM
0.49
11:57AM
0.11
Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise----6:33-------6:33-------6:35---
Sunset8:36-------8:35-------8:35-------
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C231817171618212223181818192528322925262323232523
Feels °C (?)191413131215192020141314152325282520232022211819
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