Ethel Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Issued: 8 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ethel Wreck sea temperature is
15.7° 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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 12PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 07). 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 (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (07 Jul)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (07 Jul)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
3
3
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.3
SW
18
1.9
SW
19
2.4
SW
18
2.4
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
18
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
746
886
864
1055
1170
1513
1112
2503
3603
3483
2947
2355
1978
1685
1532
1248
949
844
659
777
1611
1675
1764
1456
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:46AM0.78m
5:22PM0.87m
6:57AM0.83m
5:27PM0.76m
8:32AM0.89m
Low Tide
11:04AM0.57m
11:55PM0.48m
12:20PM0.66m
00:14AM0.46m
00:34AM0.45m
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
7
8
10
8
9
8
9
9
9
10
12
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.3
SW
14
1.9
SW
19
2.4
SW
18
2.4
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
15
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
Energy kJ
746
886
864
1055
1170
1513
746
2503
3603
3483
2947
2355
1978
1685
1532
1248
949
844
659
777
1611
1675
1764
1456
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
24
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
14
0.1
SW
22
0.6
SW
20
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
87
1112
659
18
239
628
702
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
22
Energy kJ
476
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
4
0.8
N
4
Energy kJ
7
10
12
9
7
7
3
4
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
11
11
11
11
11
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
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