Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Five Finger Strand today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Five Finger Strand at 7PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Five Finger Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1437 | 861 | 723 | 1492 | 1363 | 1223 | 1081 | 816 | 761 | 388 | 549 | 632 | 739 | 721 | 974 | 1146 | 1247 | 1245 | 1302 | 1934 | 2119 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:21AM2.62m | 10:53PM2.37m | 11:30AM2.41m | 00:21AM2.11m | 1:15PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38PM0.66m | 5:03AM0.82m | 5:58PM0.90m | 6:28AM1.00m | 7:50PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | ESE 5 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 1437 | 861 | 723 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 261 | 549 | 632 | 739 | 721 | 974 | 1146 | 1247 | 1245 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 9 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | N 11 | NW 10 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 189 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 94 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 27 | 430 | 1492 | 1363 | 1223 | 1081 | 816 | 761 | 388 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 11 | 24 | — | — | 1302 | 1934 | 2119 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 148 | 6 | 379 | 168 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 148 | 46 | 13 |
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