Ethel Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Issued: 8 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ethel Wreck sea temperature is

15.3°C

Ethel Wreck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ethel Wreck today (09 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 19s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 3PM is: 3.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	19s
Afternoon (09 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	18s
Evening (09 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the E by Fri morning).
	Wednesday 9						Thursday 10								Friday 11
	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)	2	0	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	2610	6632	5887	5921	5435	5185	4553	4209	3756	3293	2905	2692	2157	1761	1585	1441	1343	1246	1588	1983	2084	2109
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				1:26PM0.97m				1:44AM0.54m				1:52PM0.94m				1:50AM0.64m				2:12PM0.89m
Low Tide	6:13AM0.32m					8:24PM0.27m				6:58AM0.24m				8:21PM0.28m				7:34AM0.19m				8:21PM0.28m


	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	10	12	12	11	10	10	10	9	10	11	12	11	10	11	11	12	13	14	15	15	15
Feels °C	3	2	4	5	4	3	3	5	4	4	6	7	5	5	7	7	9	10	12	12	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	2610	6632	5887	5921	5435	5185	4553	4209	3756	3293	2905	2692	2157	1761	1585	1441	1343	1246	1588	1983	2084	2109
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 26	SW 26	SW 26	SW 26	S 25	SW 24	SW 24	SSW 18	—	—	—	—
kJ	2275	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	27	26	26	13	23	22	209	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	ESE 3	—	—	—
kJ	58	66	58	43	42	48	58	35	35	24	20	13	18	20	16	15	12	7	2	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	5	2	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	1089	1203	1236	1821	28	946	28	5	5	18	5	5	28	5	5	5	5	11	0	0	0	5
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Rating (10 max)					5		5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	2	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	6	6	4	4	9	9
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Rating (10 max)	6	9	9	9	9	9	7	7	9	6	5	5	5	9	8	8	9	9	5	5	9	9

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