Ethel Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Issued: 2 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ethel Wreck sea temperature is

15.5° C

Ethel Wreck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ethel Wreck today (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 10AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s
Evening (18 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	746	659	573	526	451	444	380	336	277	269	220	212	224	522	769	683	823	1129	793	714	685	857	928	1094
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:22AM0.66m					4:00PM1.04m				3:54AM0.73m				4:13PM0.96m				4:34AM0.79m				4:21PM0.88m
Low Tide	10:33PM0.49m			8:54AM0.37m					10:32PM0.48m			9:30AM0.42m					10:36PM0.45m				10:07AM0.49m


	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	14	13	14	15	15	16	15	14	13	13	14	15	16	16	16	15	15	14	15	16	15
Feels °C	10	9	10	9	10	11	12	11	12	10	10	8	8	10	10	11	12	11	10	10	9	11	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	746	659	573	526	451	444	380	336	277	269	220	212	172	522	769	683	823	1129	793	714	685	857	928	1094
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 6	W 6	WNW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	—	SW 22	W 6	SW 21	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	WSW 12	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 7	WNW 7	W 7	—	—	—	—
kJ	7	7	13	20	20	11	—	18	3	71	134	186	224	180	15	24	62	16	40	24	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 22	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	—	SW 15	SSW 10	—	—	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	18	18	60	—	8	10	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	N 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	NW 7	WNW 7	NW 7	NNW 4	NNW 4	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	10	6	9	6	6	6	41	64	37	8	9	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	83	3	3	3	3	9	9	9	3	3	3	3	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	3	3	3	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	6	5	7	7	6

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