Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Ethel Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 28 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 (28 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 7PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)--
Afternoon (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (28 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
1
2
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
241
308
314
205
233
367
822
1098
1305
1498
1650
1571
1460
1288
1059
857
742
581
540
458
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
10
NE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
NE
25
N
30
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:00PM0.45m
3:46AM1.07m
2:57PM0.41m
4:19AM1.04m
2:36PM0.40m
Low Tide
8:29PM0.09m
10:53AM0.26m
8:42PM0.06m
11:35AM0.34m
8:57PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
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6:22
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Temp °C
13
14
15
13
13
13
13
15
16
19
18
16
17
18
19
21
16
21
20
18
Feels °C
9
9
10
9
10
10
12
13
13
16
13
10
12
13
14
16
11
18
18
18
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