
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ethel Wreck today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 12AM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ethel Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
773 | 763 | 1048 | 1297 | 1267 | 1165 | 1109 | 989 | 1149 | 1105 | 1216 | 1096 | 1068 | 859 | 924 | 1187 | 1581 | 1393 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:59AM0.99m | 2:39PM0.55m | 3:29AM1.00m | 2:29PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.14m | 9:37AM0.23m | 8:25PM0.10m | 10:12AM0.32m | 8:36PM0.08m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
773 | 763 | 1048 | 1297 | 1267 | 1165 | 1109 | 989 | 1149 | 1105 | 1216 | 1096 | 1068 | 859 | 924 | 50 | 1581 | 476 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | N 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 4 | — | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | SW 14 |
— | — | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1187 | — | 1393 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 549 | 49 | 31 |
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