Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ethel Wreck today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 4AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Ethel Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2875 | 2516 | 2295 | 1983 | 1697 | 1456 | 1248 | 1123 | 1131 | 1065 | 1256 | 1398 | 1712 | 1571 | 1438 | 2479 | 2716 | 2611 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:09AM0.55m | 1:58PM0.78m | 2:06AM0.67m | 2:19PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.27m | 7:26AM0.28m | 8:15PM0.27m | 8:02AM0.22m | 8:14PM0.25m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 2875 | 2516 | 2295 | 1983 | 1697 | 1456 | 1248 | 1123 | 1131 | 1065 | 1256 | 1398 | 1712 | 1571 | 1438 | 1532 | 657 | 616 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 4 | W 7 | W 6 | — | ENE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 16 | 8 | 51 | 10 | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | W 3 | — | NNE 4 | N 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 24 | 64 | 75 | 82 | 70 | 78 | 7 | 3 | — | 20 | 53 | 2479 | 2716 | 2611 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 152 | 141 | 83 | 76 | 83 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 376 | 610 | 542 | 592 | 542 |
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