Ethel Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Ethel Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ethel Wreck sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.0° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 5AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (02 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2007
745
1082
1314
1832
2185
2208
2169
2358
2667
2834
3148
3373
3025
3709
3419
3661
3900
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:53AM0.92m
3:25PM0.65m
4:29AM0.92m
3:07PM0.59m
Low Tide
9:19PM0.21m
10:12AM0.33m
9:28PM0.18m
10:50AM0.44m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
11
11
11
8
7
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
7
8
10
11
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