Ethel Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Issued: 2 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ethel Wreck sea temperature is
15.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 6PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)--
Afternoon (04 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (04 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
15
2.4
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1203
1115
1115
1253
1506
3901
3663
3580
3186
2567
2206
2007
1721
1222
974
763
606
463
450
276
288
728
746
886
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:05PM1.14m
4:07AM0.68m
4:32PM1.07m
4:51AM0.73m
4:59PM0.97m
5:46AM0.78m
Low Tide
11:03PM0.48m
9:26AM0.43m
11:19PM0.49m
10:11AM0.49m
11:36PM0.49m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
10
12
9
7
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
9
8
7
8
9
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
15
2.4
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
1203
1115
1115
1253
1506
3901
3663
3580
3186
2567
2206
2007
1721
1222
974
763
606
463
450
276
288
728
746
886
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSW
21
0.7
SW
20
0.2
E
3
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
Energy kJ
19
45
392
1
154
199
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
19
Energy kJ
540
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
2
0.6
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
1
8
10
5
5
7
7
7
4
7
5
4
2
2
2
1
3
3
5
6
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
11
11
5
5
11
11
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
11
11
11
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
9
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
8
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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