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Ethel Wreck surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 16 Feb 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
19.4° 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: 0.9m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm February 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)18s
Afternoon (17 Feb)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (17 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)161514142019181717161616151414141414131312121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)349255248346552930165224992386244525482634253422162004184917121572138711541118944959990
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
25
N
15
NE
20
NE
30
NNE
35
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
on		ononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:22PM
0.40
3:05AM
0.96
3:29PM
0.47
3:29AM
0.95
3:41PM
0.55
3:52AM
0.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:02PM
0.18
10:03AM
0.11
8:38PM
0.13
10:10AM
0.13
9:12PM
0.10
10:17AM
0.13
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-
Sunset--8:15-------8:15-------8:14-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272929262620191817171717171717171818181817171717
Feels °C (?)252526232216171211111011131314141514151716171818
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