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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 8 am Sunday 31 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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ethel Wreck today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 12PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ethel Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
898 | 725 | 615 | 734 | 944 | 712 | 580 | 463 | 421 | 361 | 247 | 275 | 461 | 585 | 1684 | 2771 | 2266 | 2665 | 2596 | 2428 | 2630 | 2513 | 2801 | 2475 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 1:48PM1.24m | 1:07AM0.61m | 2:17PM1.26m | 1:33AM0.60m | 2:46PM1.26m | 1:56AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15AM0.35m | 9:04PM0.49m | 6:41AM0.34m | 9:38PM0.50m | 7:05AM0.34m | 10:12PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 |
 | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | 5:16 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 13 | 91 | 615 | 734 | 944 | 712 | 580 | 463 | 421 | 361 | 247 | 202 | 144 | 144 | 138 | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 21 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 20 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 31 | 147 | 102 | 42 | 10 | 41 | — | 18 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 140 | 140 | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | SSW 12 | SW 16 | — | — | ENE 7 | SW 14 | E 6 | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 12 | 31 | — | — | 57 | 11 | — | — | 4 | 33 | 1 | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 898 | 725 | — | — | — | 8 | 44 | 142 | 205 | 298 | 322 | 275 | 461 | 585 | 1684 | 2771 | 2266 | 2665 | 2596 | 2428 | 2630 | 2513 | 2801 | 2475 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 503 | 49 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 83 | 141 | 166 | 170 | 631 | 731 | 901 | 914 | 914 | 731 | 731 | 731 | 729 | 729 | 729 | 741 | 971 | 971 | 926 |
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