Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Ethel Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 9AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 28). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (28 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (28 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
0
1
0
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
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
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
757
598
521
447
434
308
295
255
781
864
767
739
729
783
773
763
1048
1185
1158
1078
1027
1194
1232
1185
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
30
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
N
20
W
10
S
5
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
WSW
10
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:08AM0.89m
2:22PM0.71m
2:32AM0.95m
2:34PM0.63m
2:59AM0.99m
2:39PM0.55m
Low Tide
8:31AM0.14m
8:06PM0.17m
9:04AM0.17m
8:15PM0.14m
9:37AM0.23m
8:25PM0.10m
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Temp °C
12
12
12
14
18
22
21
22
23
21
21
22
26
20
20
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
19
18
Feels °C
4
5
5
7
13
18
16
18
16
14
14
15
19
17
19
18
15
16
16
15
15
17
19
17
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