Ethel Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Issued: 8 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ethel Wreck sea temperature is

15.4° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ethel Wreck today (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 4PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	8s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	11s
Evening (11 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night).
	Saturday 11						Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	WSW 8	WSW 9	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	459	998	1473	2539	3207	3422	3371	3397	3168	2861	2861	3293	3581	4074	4940	5478	5478	5793	5711	5686	6336	6682	6410	6539
Wind (km/h)	NW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			11:46AM1.08m									12:45PM1.18m				2:02AM0.43m				1:33PM1.24m				2:10AM0.44m
Low Tide							10:56PM0.42m								9:56PM0.39m		4:34AM0.42m						10:07PM0.38m


	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	5:27
mm	—	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	14	12	13	12	13	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	14	14	15	14
Feels °C	5	3	2	0	3	2	4	4	5	6	7	8	7	8	7	8	7	9	8	8	7	8	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	—	NNW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 22	SW 22	SW 20	SSW 19	SW 18	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 20	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17
kJ	459	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	19	61	37	616	622	5478	2726	2954	218	2941	3194	2142	3231	3194
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 23	—	SW 22	SW 22	—	—	SW 20	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	248	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	52	—	163	163	—	—	188	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 6	WSW 8	WSW 9	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 15	WSW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17
kJ	225	998	1473	2539	3207	3422	3371	3397	3168	2861	2861	3293	3581	4074	4940	3130	5478	5793	5711	5686	6336	6682	6410	6539
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Boneyards VIC - Cape Otway	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Cape Liptrap VIC - East Coast	Woodside Beach (Wilsons Promontory) VIC - East Coast	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway	Red Bluff VIC - East Coast	Woodside Beach (Wilsons Promontory) VIC - East Coast	Lakes Entrance VIC - East Coast	Short Point NSW - Far South	Short Point NSW - Far South	Camel Rock NSW - Far South	Kiddies Corner NSW - Sydney North Coast	Buxton Point TAS - East Coast	Apollo Bay VIC - Cape Otway	Kennet Rivermouth/Point VIC - Cape Otway	Curl Curl NSW - Sydney North Coast	Frenchman's Rock (Frenchies) SA - East Coast	Lakes Entrance VIC - East Coast	Tathra NSW - Far South	Lakes Entrance VIC - East Coast	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway	Hawks Nest-Mungo Brush NSW - Port Macquarie	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	1	5	1	1	1	8	1	8	7
Distance (km)	728	731	901	971	732	1042	971	1036	1189	1189	1199	1340	1240	719	729	1334	170	1036	1191	1036	732	1468	732	732
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	1	1	9	9	7	9	4	4	6	8	6	8	7
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5

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