Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ethel Wreck today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 12AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ethel Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 985 | 875 | 940 | 1129 | 886 | 788 | 911 | 1045 | 1343 | 1382 | 1307 | 1006 | 905 | 821 | 796 | 629 | 590 | 580 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:13PM0.96m | 4:34AM0.79m | 4:21PM0.88m | 5:22AM0.82m | 4:23PM0.82m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.45m | 10:07AM0.49m | 10:48PM0.41m | 10:46AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 985 | 875 | 940 | 1129 | 886 | 788 | 911 | 1045 | 1343 | 1382 | 1307 | 1006 | 905 | 821 | 796 | 629 | 590 | 580 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 15 | 37 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NW 7 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 67 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
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