Ethel Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Issued: 3 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ethel Wreck sea temperature is

16.2°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 (04 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 7AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	16s
Afternoon (04 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	16s
Evening (04 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 4								Monday 5								Tuesday 6
	1 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 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)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1077	1196	1262	1664	1983	2107	2080	2107	1953	1978	1953	1904	1880	1832	2061	1832	1685	1532	1664	2982	3395	3023	3367	3856
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SE	ENE	N	W	W	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	SSW	SSW	SW	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross	cross-off
High Tide			6:42AM0.79m										11:56AM0.73m								1:00PM0.78m
Low Tide								9:48PM0.13m								9:22PM0.19m								8:45PM0.24m


	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:29	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	11
Feels °C	9	9	8	10	10	12	11	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	11	11	11	10	8	9	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16
kJ	1077	1196	1262	1664	1983	2107	2080	2107	1953	1978	1953	1904	1880	1832	2061	1832	1685	1532	1664	2982	3395	1511	3367	3856
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	69	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 4	W 5	W 5	WSW 6	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	—	SE 4
kJ	14	13	14	8	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	29	43	67	2475	2925	3023	—	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Chinamans SA - Yorke Peninsula	Chinamans SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Backdoors SA - Nullarbor	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	0	0	3	3	9	9	9	9	9	9	503	741	49	49	31	5
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads	Daly Heads	Daly Heads	Daly Heads	Daly Heads	Daly Heads	Daly Heads	Daly Heads	Ethel Wreck	Ethel Wreck	Daly Heads	Chinamans	Rhino Head	A-Bay (Willyama Bay)	A-Bay (Willyama Bay)	Rhino Head	Rhino Head	Rhino Head					Spits	Daly Heads
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	2	2	2					4	5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Cyclops WA - Far South	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cyclops WA - Far South	Spoggies SA - Nullarbor	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Bay of Martyrs VIC - Far West	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Easter Reef VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cobblestones WA - Margaret River	Ocean Beach WA - Far South	Huzzawouie (Huzzas) WA - Margaret River	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	9	9	9	5	7	5
Header Global	Cyclops Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Mata Veri Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Nunoshima Japan	Nunoshima Japan	Barrancon Chile	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Barrancon Chile	Barrancon Chile	Daly Heads Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	7	6	5	5	4	5	5	8	9	9	9	9	4	4	5

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