Ethel Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.27° S 136.85° E

Issued: 8 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ethel Wreck sea temperature is

15.1°C

Ethel Wreck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ethel Wreck today (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 5PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	16s
Evening (13 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sunday 13						Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 16	WSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1120	920	1155	1018	603	572	893	947	822	788	591	563	504	512	1692	2233	2266	2278	2391	2527	2527	2391
Wind (km/h)	NW	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide				2:37PM0.76m				2:47AM0.89m				2:43PM0.71m				3:11AM0.92m				2:47PM0.67m
Low Tide		8:35AM0.19m				8:29PM0.21m				9:02AM0.23m				8:37PM0.16m				9:27AM0.28m				8:50PM0.12m


	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—
mm	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	15	15	15	13	12	12	12	13	13	11	10
Feels °C	12	13	9	10	10	9	9	8	10	10	9	11	11	10	7	5	5	5	7	6	4	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 16	N 5	N 5	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 19	SW 19	WSW 12	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	WSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	1120	920	7	4	603	572	226	211	59	95	591	197	252	293	1692	2233	1178	2278	1321	1321	2527	2391
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNW 5	ENE 4	N 5	N 4	—	—	SW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 17	SW 16	—	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	22	2	4	1	—	—	15	37	37	114	80	121	148	251	—	692	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	114	252	109	62	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	NW 4	WSW 16	SW 16	W 5	W 5	SW 15	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	—	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SE 4	SW 14	SW 14	SSE 4	SE 4
kJ	27	5	1155	1018	40	40	893	947	822	788	—	563	504	512	1347	1895	2266	4	2391	2527	10	14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Chinamans SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) SA - East Coast	Rivoli Bay SA - East Coast	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Tunkalilla SA - Adelaide	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Frenchman's Rock (Frenchies) SA - East Coast	Tunkalilla SA - Adelaide	Tunkalilla SA - Adelaide	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Petrel Cove SA - East Coast	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	4	2	3	4	1	4	3	2	1	1	2	2	3	2	4	1	4	4	5	5	4	4
Distance (km)	3	9	163	376	9	88	88	141	13	170	141	141	31	163	31	741	31	31	31	31	31	31
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula	Chinamans	A-Bay (Willyama Bay)			Rhino Head				Spits				Spits		Spits		Spits	Spits	Spits	Spits	Spits	Spits
Rating (10 max)	4	2			1				2				3		4		4	4	5	5	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Turtles WA - North West	Turtles WA - North West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Easter Reef VIC - Far West	Spoggies SA - Nullarbor	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	6	4	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Greenmeadows New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Fish Boma South Africa	Injidup Carpark Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Sea Vista South Africa	Cloudbreak Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cintsa West South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Supertubes Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	9	5	5	5	5	5

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