Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Ethel Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ethel Wreck sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.6° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 4PM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)17s
Afternoon (23 Oct)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (23 Oct)7ft (2.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
3
0
0
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
WSW
14
1.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3161
2839
2938
2901
2736
2414
2295
2147
2147
2147
2325
2475
2796
2329
1833
1784
1638
2247
2082
1712
1941
1423
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SSW
45
S
30
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:16PM0.71m
1:43AM0.72m
1:47PM0.69m
2:00AM0.83m
2:13PM0.64m
Low Tide
7:15AM0.31m
7:33PM0.23m
7:51AM0.23m
7:42PM0.22m
8:27AM0.17m
7:53PM0.19m
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clear
clear
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cloud
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light rain
light rain
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:28
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6:28
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7:43
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7:44
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9
3
2
1
1
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
15
15
14
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
13
13
11
11
10
11
11
10
9
11
10
6
6
10
10
8
6
5
4
5
5
7
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