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Ethel Wreck surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 14 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 12AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (15 Jan)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
SSW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1.5
SSW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.4
S
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313121212121212121214141413131313131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)525444823336326316256629178175287202205202401791327295253286199245245412
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:00AM
0.81
1:42AM
0.89
3:00PM
0.25
2:16AM
0.95
3:10PM
0.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:21PM
0.21
10:24AM
0.18
5:51PM
0.23
10:18AM
0.15
Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise----6:22-------6:24-------6:24---
Sunset8:39-------8:38-------8:38-------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C211616161617191917151616161718191917171717171919
Feels °C (?)18101010101113131091111111213141311121212141818
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