Ethel Wreck surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 15 May 2026 ACST
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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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ethel Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 7AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (15 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (15 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
0
1
1
2
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
2.2
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1552
1438
1265
988
936
833
736
621
586
676
886
961
790
2758
2736
2634
2039
1638
1594
1336
1075
933
933
919
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
ENE
20
NNE
30
NNW
20
N
35
NNE
35
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:30AM0.73m
12:55PM1.10m
1:02AM0.67m
1:27PM1.19m
1:26AM0.61m
2:02PM1.26m
Low Tide
6:04AM0.43m
7:53PM0.40m
6:21AM0.39m
8:38PM0.40m
6:38AM0.35m
9:24PM0.42m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:25
5:25
2
1
1
6
4
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
19
19
18
18
18
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
19
18
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
18
15
15
17
15
14
14
10
12
14
15
14
15
15
19
17
13
14
14
14
14
13
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
2.2
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Energy kJ
1552
1438
1265
988
936
833
736
621
586
676
886
961
790
2758
2736
1431
2039
1638
1594
1336
1075
933
933
919
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
WNW
6
1.1
SW
17
Energy kJ
14
3
2
12
717
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.5
N
6
0.9
NNW
5
1
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.6
N
4
2.3
SW
16
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.3
SE
4
Energy kJ
11
20
17
35
29
59
139
47
51
31
15
2634
21
28
20
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
83
3
83
83
3
3
3
3
0
3
3
49
31
28
5
5
31
49
18
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
9
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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