Ethel Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Ethel Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 08 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 10AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (08 Aug)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (08 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
3.5
SW
19
4
SW
19
4
SW
19
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1761
1697
1654
1613
1491
1432
1413
1290
1155
957
696
1297
1410
1592
1672
10050
10226
9997
8534
7459
7393
4549
3544
2803
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
35
N
30
N
35
N
5
SE
25
S
40
SW
55
SSW
55
SW
45
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-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
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:10AM0.91m
12:06PM1.00m
12:59PM1.08m
Low Tide
10:54PM0.29m
10:37PM0.28m
9:54PM0.28m
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
4
1
1
5
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
14
14
16
15
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
7
8
7
9
10
13
9
6
6
6
8
9
6
13
8
7
4
3
4
4
5
6
7
7
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