Ethel Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Issued: 8 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ethel Wreck sea temperature is
17.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 3PM is: 2.2m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am June 12). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (12 Jun)7ft (2.2m)18s
Evening (12 Jun)7ft (2.2m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.3
SW
19
2.2
SW
18
2.2
SW
18
2.2
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1463
1463
1268
3228
2888
2823
2580
3139
2905
3647
2453
2289
2199
1881
1736
1572
1423
1363
1086
878
721
286
216
424
Wind (km/h)
40
NNE
45
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
40
N
20
NW
40
NW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:54AM1.09m
11:42PM0.58m
12:40PM1.20m
00:37AM0.54m
1:23PM1.27m
1:14AM0.51m
Low Tide
4:07AM0.51m
7:44PM0.52m
4:44AM0.47m
8:39PM0.47m
5:19AM0.43m
9:30PM0.44m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
3
7
6
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
21
21
20
18
17
15
13
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
10
9
9
12
12
12
15
11
11
8
9
8
10
11
11
10
11
9
10
10
9
9
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
2.2
SW
18
2.2
SW
18
2.2
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.5
WSW
16
0.5
N
5
2.5
WSW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1
SW
10
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
1463
1463
970
3228
2888
2823
2580
3139
13
3647
1402
1219
2199
1881
1736
1572
1423
1363
1086
878
721
204
216
424
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
22
0.2
E
4
1.3
SW
19
0.7
WNW
7
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
6
0.8
WNW
9
0.5
N
5
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
74
2
1268
55
2
2
103
14
286
208
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
5
1.5
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.5
N
6
1
N
6
1.9
WNW
9
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
0.3
ENE
2
0.3
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
73
136
169
181
175
149
62
548
2905
3020
2453
2289
1
1
3
7
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
166
163
648
665
731
731
3
914
141
170
31
542
31
5
5
5
0
0
0
0
11
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
8
9
6
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
9
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