Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Ethel Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ethel Wreck sea temperature is
15.6°C
1.1° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 10AM is: 1.2m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)4ft (1.2m)20s
Afternoon (26 Sep)7ft (2.1m)18s
Evening (26 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
2
2
2
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
20
1.6
SW
19
2.1
SW
18
2.2
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.6
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
590
573
605
1081
1896
2795
2955
3051
2622
2330
2027
1707
1420
1179
1041
879
685
598
521
447
390
308
295
255
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
35
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
E
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
25
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
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
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:32AM0.71m
1:44PM0.83m
1:48AM0.80m
2:05PM0.78m
2:08AM0.89m
2:22PM0.71m
Low Tide
7:27AM0.18m
7:50PM0.21m
7:59AM0.14m
7:58PM0.20m
8:31AM0.14m
8:06PM0.17m
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clear
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6:03
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2
4
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Temp °C
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
11
11
12
12
14
14
17
20
25
26
26
Feels °C
13
12
9
5
4
4
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
4
5
8
7
12
16
21
23
20
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