Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Five Finger Strand today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Five Finger Strand at 3PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Five Finger Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 17 | WNW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2028 | 1759 | 1444 | 1190 | 959 | 839 | 668 | 530 | 482 | 449 | 881 | 2061 | 9243 | 12264 | 11697 | 10943 | 9128 | 6798 | 5666 | 4419 | 3728 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:24PM2.69m | 5:40AM2.52m | 5:54PM2.91m | 6:10AM2.71m | 6:23PM3.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.68m | 11:37PM0.56m | 11:36AM0.45m | 00:05AM0.33m | 12:06PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 17 | WNW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 2028 | 1759 | 1444 | 1190 | 959 | 839 | 668 | 530 | 482 | 449 | 881 | 2061 | 9243 | 12264 | 11697 | 10943 | 9128 | 6798 | 5666 | 4419 | 3728 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | WNW 13 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 118 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 17 | 36 | 50 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 168 | 168 | 131 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 40 | 384 | 417 | 168 | 40 | 13 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 31 |
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