Ethel Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Ethel Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ethel Wreck sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.1° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 2PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (28 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (28 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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)
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2697
3297
2686
3275
3813
3761
7085
7420
5401
4529
3517
3051
2509
2140
1639
1387
1179
991
892
821
680
609
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
ESE
0
NNE
5
SSW
5
SE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
1:37PM1.14m
2:05AM0.52m
2:07PM1.16m
2:24AM0.56m
2:33PM1.16m
Low Tide
5:46AM0.40m
9:15PM0.36m
6:36AM0.37m
9:26PM0.35m
7:16AM0.34m
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
12
Feels °C
7
6
5
5
3
3
4
5
5
6
6
6
8
7
7
8
8
9
11
9
9
8
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