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Ethel Wreck surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 16 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
19.6° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ethel Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 12AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131313131414141415151515141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3272952532861992452454124014074123654294294244123463463362777045256831053
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
10
SE
15
S
10
S
25
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
WSW
15
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:16AM
0.95
3:10PM
0.28
2:47AM
0.99
3:25PM
0.31
3:15AM
1.02
3:40PM
0.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:51PM
0.23
10:18AM
0.15
6:58PM
0.20
10:27AM
0.13
7:43PM
0.17
10:40AM
0.13
Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise----6:24-------6:26-------6:26---
Sunset8:38-------8:38-------8:38-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181617171718202021181819192324252321212019191919
Feels °C (?)121112121315191820151619192324232117201917151513
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