Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ethel Wreck today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 3AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Ethel Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 721 | 663 | 579 | 557 | 518 | 455 | 1882 | 2622 | 3125 | 3248 | 3770 | 3496 | 2770 | 2702 | 2506 | 2061 | 1592 | 3511 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:49AM0.68m | 2:02AM0.52m | 12:40PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59PM0.27m | 7:30PM0.26m | 6:34AM0.41m | 7:27PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 19 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 374 | 663 | 579 | 557 | 518 | 431 | 1882 | 2622 | 3125 | 3248 | 3770 | 3496 | 2770 | 2702 | 2506 | 2061 | 1592 | 3511 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | SW 21 | SW 20 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 118 | 162 | 115 | 306 | 306 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 617 | 1081 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 455 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 721 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 7 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
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