Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Five Finger Strand today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Five Finger Strand at 12AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Five Finger Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 27 | 39 | 30 | 28 | 70 | 116 | 148 | 170 | 200 | 233 | 194 | 137 | 113 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:56PM3.38m | 8:19AM2.94m | 8:42PM3.41m | 9:03AM2.86m | 9:26PM3.33m | 9:46AM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32PM0.03m | 2:11AM-0.03m | 2:17PM-0.02m | 2:58AM0.00m | 3:00PM0.02m | 3:43AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 27 | 39 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 38 | 38 | 53 | 68 | 59 | 56 | 43 | 32 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | 3 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 11 | — | — | 5 | 10 | — | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 70 | 116 | 148 | 170 | 200 | 233 | 194 | 137 | 113 | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 232 | 232 | 129 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 129 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 377 | 1228 | 1228 | 1228 | 341 | 232 | 342 | 298 | 294 | 294 |
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