
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ethel Wreck today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ethel Wreck at 8PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 05). 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 (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Ethel Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 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 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
577 | 1019 | 985 | 1160 | 865 | 728 | 979 | 803 | 920 | 1364 | 1531 | 2039 | 2350 | 2601 | 2266 | 2443 | 1437 | 2300 | 2274 | 2093 | |
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 | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:17PM0.73m | 6:00AM0.88m | 3:31PM0.66m | 7:23AM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00AM0.49m | 10:41PM0.32m | 11:56AM0.60m | 10:51PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
577 | 1019 | 985 | 1160 | 865 | 728 | 362 | 803 | 920 | 1364 | 1531 | 2039 | 2350 | 2601 | 2266 | 2443 | 1437 | 2300 | 2274 | 2093 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | NW 6 | W 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | SW 19 | — | SW 18 | — | — | — |
331 | 144 | 108 | — | 26 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 10 | — | — | 708 | — | 931 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 136 | — | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | WNW 3 | SW 16 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 |
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | 5 | 979 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 28 | 12 | 21 | 75 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 13 | 163 |
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