Ethel Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Issued: 8 am 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ethel Wreck sea temperature is
16.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 12PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (30 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue morning, near gales from the NW by Wed night).

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
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)
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
2.1
WNW
6
2.4
WNW
6
2.3
W
8
2.4
W
9
2.5
W
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
857
846
874
731
701
661
651
577
525
458
312
431
751
856
1033
1739
2060
2483
3656
4650
5706
7202
7073
7053
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
35
NNW
35
N
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
45
NW
50
WNW
55
NW
45
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:13PM1.25m
2:04AM0.55m
2:43PM1.25m
2:35AM0.57m
3:11PM1.24m
3:03AM0.60m
Low Tide
6:23AM0.39m
9:53PM0.45m
6:59AM0.38m
10:14PM0.45m
7:33AM0.38m
10:32PM0.46m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
8
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
12
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
4
4
5
5
6
4
3
2
2
2
1
0
3
3
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
857
846
874
731
701
661
651
577
525
458
138
138
341
477
472
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.3
W
4
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
ENE
5
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
0.4
SW
18
Energy kJ
387
440
377
3
410
386
123
96
36
2
133
241
78
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
4
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.1
SW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
4
66
44
14
36
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.4
N
5
1.6
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
2.1
WNW
6
2.4
WNW
6
2.3
W
8
2.4
W
9
2.5
W
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
3
3
9
15
15
18
50
102
143
180
312
431
751
856
1033
1739
2060
2483
3656
4650
5706
7202
7073
7053
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
9
9
3
83
88
109
83
109
83
170
665
665
542
729
904
971
971
971
1189
971
1189
1189
1189
1189
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
3
2
2
4
8
4
4
7
7
7
6
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
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