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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 pm Wednesday 06 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
18.1° 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: 2.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ethel Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
1457 | 1551 | 3067 | 3183 | 3378 | 1903 | 3301 | 3301 | 3059 | 2692 | 2658 | 2450 | 2204 | 1914 | 1649 | 1649 | 1533 | 1667 | 1427 | 1388 | 1196 | 1093 | 961 | 796 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:50PM1.14m | 2:05AM0.59m | 4:21PM1.09m | 1:45AM0.58m | 4:59PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57PM0.54m | 8:29AM0.28m | 11:51PM0.57m | 8:45AM0.32m | 8:56AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 236 | 418 | 1475 | 1703 | 2140 | 1903 | 3301 | 1433 | 1415 | 1257 | 1241 | 1112 | 1001 | 807 | 796 | 785 | 732 | 1667 | 1427 | 1388 | 1196 | 1093 | 961 | 796 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 136 | 522 | 447 | 447 | 781 | 1552 | 1685 | 1297 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 41 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | — | SE 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 1457 | 1551 | 3067 | 3183 | 3378 | — | 4 | 3301 | 3059 | 2692 | 2658 | 2450 | 2204 | 1914 | 1649 | 1649 | 1533 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 971 | 1036 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 49 | 373 | 373 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 28 |
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