Ethel Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Ethel Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ethel Wreck sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.1° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 8PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Evening (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Sat morning).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
2
SW
17
2
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
577
1019
985
1160
865
728
979
803
920
1364
1531
2039
2350
2601
2266
2443
1437
2300
2274
2093
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NW
15
W
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
20
N
30
NNW
35
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:17PM0.73m
6:00AM0.88m
3:31PM0.66m
7:23AM0.88m
Low Tide
11:00AM0.49m
10:41PM0.32m
11:56AM0.60m
10:51PM0.30m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
16
14
13
Feels °C
10
8
9
9
12
12
9
9
11
11
11
12
10
9
9
8
8
11
8
6
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