Ethel Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Ethel Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ethel Wreck sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.5° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 4AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)7ft (2.2m)17s
Afternoon (23 Aug)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (23 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
1.5
SW
18
2.2
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2309
2038
2010
1736
1351
2758
2087
1787
1513
1232
936
825
736
581
447
422
398
386
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
NNW
5
S
15
ENE
25
E
25
E
15
E
10
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
11:33AM0.84m
12:20PM0.92m
Low Tide
10:43PM0.27m
9:53PM0.31m
8:44PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
3
5
5
3
2
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
15
16
15
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
10
11
11
10
9
10
11
13
13
13
11
12
11
9
7
8
9
11
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