Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Ethel Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ethel Wreck sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.7° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 1PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (25 Sep)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 Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
20
1.6
SW
19
2.1
SW
18
2.2
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
200
440
422
440
466
590
573
605
1081
1896
2795
2955
3051
2622
2472
2027
1707
1420
1281
1041
879
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
SSE
25
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
40
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
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
1:21PM0.86m
1:32AM0.71m
1:44PM0.83m
1:48AM0.80m
2:05PM0.78m
Low Tide
6:54AM0.24m
7:41PM0.21m
7:27AM0.18m
7:50PM0.21m
7:59AM0.14m
7:58PM0.20m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:05
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6:20
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6:21
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Temp °C
14
15
16
16
17
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
10
11
12
Feels °C
15
15
16
14
15
11
10
10
7
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
-1
-1
1
1
3
4
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