Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Ethel Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ethel Wreck sea temperature is
16.4°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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 5PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (30 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1059
857
742
581
548
458
444
1156
958
326
265
479
244
169
169
236
330
310
320
320
320
447
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
W
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
E
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:36PM0.40m
4:53AM0.98m
1:44PM0.43m
5:31AM0.88m
Low Tide
11:35AM0.34m
8:57PM0.05m
12:32PM0.43m
9:11PM0.07m
9:21PM0.12m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
20
20
23
20
17
17
16
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
18
17
19
18
15
Feels °C
14
15
14
18
16
11
12
11
11
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
13
16
12
16
14
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