
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ethel Wreck today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 6AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ethel Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
416 | 355 | 349 | 259 | 241 | 237 | 314 | 205 | 233 | 367 | 933 | 1098 | 1305 | 1498 | 1650 | 1591 | 1460 | 1288 | 1059 | 857 | 742 | 721 | 540 | 458 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:16AM1.06m | 3:00PM0.45m | 3:46AM1.07m | 2:57PM0.41m | 4:19AM1.04m | 2:36PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM0.19m | 8:29PM0.09m | 10:53AM0.26m | 8:42PM0.06m | 11:35AM0.34m | 8:57PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
416 | 355 | 349 | 259 | 241 | 237 | 123 | 205 | 233 | 367 | 933 | 1098 | 1305 | 1498 | 1650 | 1591 | 1460 | 1288 | 1059 | 857 | 742 | 721 | 540 | 458 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SE 3 | — | — | SW 15 | — | SW 3 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | 8 | — | 3 | 49 | 118 | 107 | 82 | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 11 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 314 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 47 | 28 | 17 | 32 | 39 | 25 | 37 | 42 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 168 | 42 | 11 | 168 | 168 | 0 | 0 |
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