Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ethel Wreck today (16 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 7PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ethel Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, near gales from the NNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 22 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 11 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1880 | 1561 | 1326 | 1092 | 1094 | 965 | 666 | 570 | 437 | 380 | 320 | 300 | 214 | 207 | 172 | 141 | 144 | 126 | 1134 | 804 | 5792 | 6166 | 2788 | 6499 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:44PM1.31m | 1:47AM0.50m | 3:20PM1.28m | 1:54AM0.53m | 3:53PM1.22m | 2:18AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06PM0.48m | 7:04AM0.34m | 11:42PM0.52m | 7:41AM0.35m | 11:55PM0.57m | 8:20AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
— | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
mm | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 7 | W 8 | SW 12 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | — | — | — |
1880 | 1561 | 1326 | 1092 | 1094 | 965 | 666 | 570 | 437 | 380 | 320 | 300 | 214 | 207 | 172 | 70 | 86 | 118 | 227 | 175 | 188 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 4 | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | E 5 | E 5 | — | NE 5 | S 26 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 22 | E 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | — | 60 | 91 | 44 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 13 | 141 | 144 | 126 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 23 | 54 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | N 4 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 11 | SW 18 |
54 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 8 | — | 9 | 63 | 160 | 232 | 145 | 83 | 102 | 92 | 99 | 103 | 214 | 364 | 1134 | 804 | 5792 | 6166 | 2788 | 6499 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 141 | 83 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 467 | 166 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 83 | 167 | 542 | 542 | 466 | 475 | 164 | 483 | 542 | 466 |
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