Ethel Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Ethel Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ethel Wreck sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.2° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 10PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (06 Aug)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
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)
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
2.1
SW
17
2
SW
17
2
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
920
1364
1531
2039
2350
2601
2266
2475
2641
2300
2300
2093
1761
1697
1654
1613
1511
1432
1393
1374
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
35
N
30
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:31PM0.66m
7:23AM0.88m
10:10AM0.91m
Low Tide
11:56AM0.60m
10:51PM0.30m
10:54PM0.29m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
5
1
2
2
3
3
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
13
13
14
13
13
15
17
14
14
Feels °C
12
13
13
12
12
10
9
8
7
9
10
8
7
7
7
8
10
12
11
9
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