Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Ethel Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ethel Wreck sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.3° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 6AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (28 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
12
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
416
355
349
259
241
237
314
205
233
367
933
1098
1305
1498
1650
1591
1460
1288
1059
857
742
721
540
458
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:16AM1.06m
3:00PM0.45m
3:46AM1.07m
2:57PM0.41m
4:19AM1.04m
2:36PM0.40m
Low Tide
10:15AM0.19m
8:29PM0.09m
10:53AM0.26m
8:42PM0.06m
11:35AM0.34m
8:57PM0.05m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
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2
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
13
13
13
13
15
17
19
19
16
16
17
19
20
16
20
20
18
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
9
9
11
8
10
10
10
13
14
16
13
10
11
12
13
16
11
16
17
15
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