Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Ethel Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ethel Wreck sea temperature is
16.7°C
1.8° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 3PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
0.8
SW
20
1.8
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
2.3
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
686
588
488
669
721
600
579
557
518
455
1732
2622
3125
3474
3770
3496
2770
2702
2506
1895
1572
3473
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
5
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SE
25
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
5
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
High Tide
9:23AM0.67m
11:49AM0.68m
2:02AM0.52m
12:40PM0.71m
Low Tide
7:59PM0.27m
7:30PM0.26m
6:34AM0.41m
7:27PM0.25m
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:33
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6:31
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Temp °C
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
14
16
17
16
15
14
15
18
21
21
23
22
20
Feels °C
13
14
12
11
10
11
11
11
10
11
13
14
13
12
10
13
16
19
19
21
19
19
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