Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Ethel Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ethel Wreck sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.7° 

Ethel Wreck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ethel Wreck today (27 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 9PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)--
Afternoon (27 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (27 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the N by Tue night).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.6
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1420
1179
1041
879
757
598
521
447
384
308
295
255
781
864
767
739
729
783
773
763
Wind (km/h)
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
35
N
15
W
15
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:05PM0.78m
2:08AM0.89m
2:22PM0.71m
2:32AM0.95m
2:34PM0.63m
Low Tide
7:58PM0.20m
8:31AM0.14m
8:06PM0.17m
9:04AM0.17m
8:15PM0.14m
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Temp °C
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
14
18
23
23
23
23
21
21
22
26
21
20
18
Feels °C
1
2
3
3
5
5
5
7
13
19
18
18
16
14
13
14
18
18
18
18
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