Ethel Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Ethel Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ethel Wreck sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.2° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 12AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1976
1650
1581
1643
1664
1571
1532
1265
1068
836
746
659
573
540
392
386
437
336
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:57AM0.59m
3:43PM1.12m
3:22AM0.66m
4:00PM1.04m
Low Tide
10:35PM0.47m
8:16AM0.34m
10:33PM0.49m
8:54AM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
Feels °C
8
9
8
8
9
8
8
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
11
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