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Ethel Wreck Surf Forecast
/ SA – Yorke Peninsula (14 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Ethel Wreck surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 22 May 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ethel Wreck today?
The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 8PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ethel Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | |
746 | 1135 | 1232 | 1020 | 899 | 706 | 588 | 511 | 431 | 411 | 305 | 310 | 310 | 291 | 277 | 469 | 268 | 190 | 317 | 396 | 769 | 694 | 573 | 348 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 5:01PM1.05m | 5:43PM0.95m | 6:37PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.42m | 9:03AM0.53m | 5:01AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | N 5 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
 kJ | 746 | 1135 | 1232 | 1020 | 899 | 706 | 588 | 511 | 431 | 411 | 305 | 310 | 310 | 291 | 277 | 40 | 268 | 91 | 317 | 396 | 769 | 694 | 573 | 348 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 8 | NNW 5 | WNW 7 | — | E 4 | E 4 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | NNW 4 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 19 | 20 | 30 | — | 33 | 3 | 20 | — | 1 | 1 | 190 | 26 | 12 | 122 | 25 | 6 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | SW 15 | — | — | SSW 19 | SW 16 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | 37 | 69 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | N 5 | WSW 12 | W 7 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | ENE 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 41 | 71 | 469 | 186 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 76 | 76 | 88 | 83 | 13 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 166 | 83 | 163 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 83 | 79 | 3 | 76 | 0 |
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