Ethel Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Ethel Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ethel Wreck sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 11AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (04 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
3
4
1
4
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
0.8
SW
20
1.3
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.3
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
718
799
924
836
668
573
483
1363
627
436
577
1006
1087
951
955
909
793
803
920
1245
1006
2461
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
E
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
WNW
10
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:23AM0.83m
4:16PM0.83m
5:05AM0.87m
4:17PM0.73m
6:00AM0.88m
3:31PM0.66m
Low Tide
10:16AM0.40m
10:29PM0.34m
11:00AM0.49m
10:41PM0.32m
11:56AM0.60m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
9
8
6
6
7
8
9
9
10
9
12
11
11
12
12
13
12
13
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