Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ethel Wreck today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 1AM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ethel Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, strong winds from the NNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 743 | 595 | 1158 | 1118 | 1065 | 940 | 719 | 612 | 485 | 350 | 346 | 265 | 215 | 212 | 208 | 163 | 148 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:40AM0.86m | 2:29PM0.59m | 5:21AM0.80m | 1:41PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20PM0.10m | 10:48AM0.49m | 9:33PM0.13m | 11:28AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 743 | 595 | 1158 | 1118 | 1065 | 940 | 719 | 612 | 485 | 350 | 346 | 265 | 215 | 212 | 208 | 163 | 148 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 19 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | SW 19 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | 181 | 200 | 523 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 57 | 16 | 24 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 58 | 37 | 116 | 114 | 157 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | WNW 6 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 55 | — | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 5 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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