Weather Forecast
16.90°C
Current Temperature
17.00km/h
Wind speed
20.78°C
Water Temperature
2.66m
Swell
0.3m
Tide
10/11
UV
The ‘Ethel’ is one of two ships that have come to grief on a 450 m long sandy beach, now known as Ethel Wreck beach (400). The ship ‘Ethel” was wrecked in 1906 followed by the ‘Ferret’ in 1920. A gravel road runs out to a car park above the beach, with a steep track down the 40 m high backing bluffs to the beach. The remains of the wreck lie at the base of the northern end of the beach. The beach receives waves averaging 1.5 km which usually maintain two beach rips, together with rips against the rocks at either end. A walking track runs along the top of the bluffs north of the car park, providing a view of the beach.
Beach Length: 0.45km
Patrols
There are currently no services provided by Surf Life Saving Australia for this beach. Please take the time to browse the Surf Safety section of this website to learn more about staying safe when swimming at Australian beaches.
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SLSA provides this information as a guide only. Surf conditions are variable and therefore this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for observation of local conditions and an understanding of your abilities in the surf. SLSA reminds you to always swim between the red and yellow flags and never swim at unpatrolled beaches. SLSA takes all care and responsibility for any translation but it cannot guarantee that all translations will be accurate.
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