Ethel Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Issued: 2 am 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ethel Wreck sea temperature is
16.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 9AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am June 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (17 Jun)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
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)
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.7
NW
6
0.7
SW
12
0.4
SW
22
0.5
SW
22
1.7
WSW
21
2.4
WSW
20
3
SW
19
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
992
874
666
570
495
380
320
260
214
207
175
178
144
144
227
2347
4233
5840
2622
5959
4761
3997
3715
2937
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
40
N
45
NNE
45
NNE
35
N
25
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NW
35
W
40
SW
45
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:47AM0.50m
3:20PM1.28m
1:54AM0.53m
3:53PM1.22m
2:18AM0.58m
4:21PM1.14m
Low Tide
11:06PM0.48m
7:04AM0.34m
11:42PM0.52m
7:41AM0.35m
11:55PM0.57m
8:20AM0.38m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
2
9
6
5
6
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
15
14
12
10
9
9
10
11
8
7
5
4
2
4
5
8
6
4
6
5
6
7
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.9
W
8
0.7
SW
12
0.8
W
9
0.9
NNW
6
0.4
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.8
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
992
874
666
570
495
380
320
260
214
207
175
144
93
144
99
48
10
2
375
1174
1388
3715
2770
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
7
0.5
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
E
5
0.7
N
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
S
26
0.1
SW
24
0.7
SW
12
0.4
SW
22
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
20
0.6
WSW
10
Energy kJ
60
49
44
43
28
9
7
28
2
2
13
23
144
126
114
338
63
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
0.1
S
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.2
SSW
23
0.5
SW
22
Energy kJ
30
11
54
50
227
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
1.2
N
5
1.6
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.1
NW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.6
NW
5
1.7
NW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.9
NW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
WSW
21
2.4
WSW
20
3
SW
19
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
17
15
14
64
157
171
165
49
98
124
178
181
284
213
2347
4233
5840
2622
5959
4761
3997
2937
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
1
2
1
3
1
1
2
4
4
2
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
3
83
83
83
168
83
113
9
166
163
83
542
542
542
475
475
170
648
542
542
549
729
31
31
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
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4
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4
4
4
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4
4
5
4
5
5
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5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
8
8
5
4
4
4
6
5
9
7
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
4
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