Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Ethel Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ethel Wreck sea temperature is
17.0°C
2.0° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 1PM is: 1.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)20s
Afternoon (21 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)17s
Evening (21 Oct)8ft (2.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
2
3
5
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
4
4
4
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
0.8
SW
20
1.8
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
2.3
SW
19
2.3
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
518
455
1732
2622
3125
3433
3770
3496
2770
2702
2506
2175
1592
3511
3074
3005
2970
2667
2602
3137
3137
2445
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
15
N
15
NW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:49AM0.68m
2:02AM0.52m
12:40PM0.71m
1:36AM0.62m
1:16PM0.71m
Low Tide
7:30PM0.26m
6:34AM0.41m
7:27PM0.25m
7:15AM0.31m
7:33PM0.23m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:33
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6:31
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7:42
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Temp °C
12
14
16
18
17
16
15
15
18
21
21
20
21
18
19
18
18
17
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
8
10
14
15
15
13
12
13
16
19
19
18
17
17
18
16
15
14
13
11
10
10
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