Ethel Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Issued: 2 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ethel Wreck sea temperature is
16.0° 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 (24 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 10PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)--
Afternoon (24 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (24 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.5
SW
22
1.1
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
16
1.7
SW
18
1.7
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
733
754
637
560
552
437
369
306
248
244
203
172
169
169
242
558
695
704
860
1158
1798
1757
1579
1542
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
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
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:48AM0.96m
11:45AM1.05m
Low Tide
1:33AM0.48m
2:39AM0.46m
3:53AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
12
10
12
11
11
11
10
11
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.1
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
16
1.7
SW
18
1.7
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
Energy kJ
733
754
637
560
552
437
369
306
248
244
203
172
169
167
164
558
695
704
860
1158
1798
1757
1579
1542
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.1
SW
25
0.1
SW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.5
SW
21
0.6
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
0.8
SW
20
1.1
SW
17
Energy kJ
65
55
28
25
14
31
48
67
169
242
224
365
478
540
459
655
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.4
SW
23
0.4
SW
23
0.5
SW
22
0.6
SW
21
Energy kJ
23
22
54
137
131
229
287
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
E
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
11
0
11
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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