Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ethel Wreck today (29 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 7PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
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 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1305 | 1498 | 1498 | 1571 | 1460 | 1288 | 1059 | 857 | 742 | 581 | 548 | 458 | 444 | 769 | 908 | 760 | 265 | 540 | 428 | 169 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:57PM0.41m | 4:19AM1.04m | 2:36PM0.40m | 4:53AM0.98m | 1:44PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53AM0.26m | 8:42PM0.06m | 11:35AM0.34m | 8:57PM0.05m | 12:32PM0.43m | 9:11PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 5 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 1305 | 1498 | 1498 | 1571 | 1460 | 1288 | 1059 | 857 | 742 | 581 | 548 | 458 | 444 | 2 | — | 369 | 265 | 154 | 77 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 66 | 66 | 41 | 37 | 34 | 169 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | — | — | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 132 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 40 | 52 | 32 | 36 | 31 | 769 | 908 | 760 | 57 | 540 | 428 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 166 | 0 | 168 | 163 | 113 | 83 | 152 | 9 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 503 | 549 | 260 | 9 |
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