Ethel Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Ethel Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ethel Wreck sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.7° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 3AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
874
965
862
813
637
562
437
424
411
411
310
295
210
200
440
422
440
472
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
20
NE
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
20
W
5
SSE
10
WNW
10
NW
5
W
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:21AM0.54m
12:54PM0.87m
1:21AM0.62m
1:21PM0.86m
Low Tide
7:31PM0.23m
6:19AM0.31m
7:34PM0.22m
6:54AM0.24m
7:41PM0.21m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:19
6:20
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
21
21
22
22
22
24
18
18
17
14
15
16
16
16
17
14
Feels °C
16
16
16
17
18
17
15
20
14
17
16
13
15
16
15
14
15
11
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