Five Finger Strand Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.32° N 7.35° W

Five Finger Strand 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Five Finger Strand sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.7° 

Five Finger Strand surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Five Finger Strand today (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Five Finger Strand at 12PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (08 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (08 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Five Finger Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
11
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NW
10
2
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
8
1.4
WSW
9
2
WSW
10
2
W
10
2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3580
3274
2704
2843
3323
3333
2706
1727
1404
644
406
246
195
190
99
138
127
146
198
326
794
832
808
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
40
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
SW
25
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:56AM2.48m
5:17PM2.92m
5:43AM2.69m
6:01PM3.19m
6:24AM2.87m
6:41PM3.37m
Low Tide
10:51AM0.54m
11:33PM0.32m
11:38AM0.27m
00:16AM0.09m
12:19PM0.05m
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rain showers
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clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:02
8:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
5
5
5
6
6
5
6
7
7
10
10
10
10
12
11
9
8
8
8
9
11
10
9
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