Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Ethel Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ethel Wreck sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.2° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 10PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)--
Afternoon (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
1
0
3
2
3
3
4
3
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
729
783
773
763
1048
1297
1158
1165
1014
989
1149
1105
1216
1096
1068
949
1244
1402
1505
1638
Wind (km/h)
30
N
25
WSW
5
S
5
NW
10
W
10
WNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
SSW
0
WSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:34PM0.63m
2:59AM0.99m
2:39PM0.55m
3:29AM1.00m
2:29PM0.50m
Low Tide
8:15PM0.14m
9:37AM0.23m
8:25PM0.10m
10:12AM0.32m
8:36PM0.08m
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clear
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Temp °C
27
19
20
19
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
20
15
20
19
16
16
15
14
15
16
16
17
16
16
15
14
12
9
7
9
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