Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Five Finger Strand today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Five Finger Strand at 10AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Five Finger Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 22 | 31 | 74 | 100 | 115 | 108 | 82 | 190 | 264 | 1040 | 800 | 497 | 343 | 148 | 186 | 293 | 595 | 779 | 645 | 542 | 415 | 313 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:10AM2.91m | 8:26PM3.21m | 8:41AM2.89m | 8:58PM3.12m | 9:14AM2.83m | 9:32PM2.97m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM0.05m | 2:36AM0.10m | 2:41PM0.11m | 3:08AM0.18m | 3:16PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 22 | 25 | 74 | 100 | 115 | 108 | 82 | 40 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 57 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 645 | 542 | 415 | 313 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 10 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 15 | 15 | — | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 58 | 15 | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NW 2 | W 9 | W 6 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | 190 | 264 | 1040 | 800 | 497 | 343 | 148 | 186 | 293 | 595 | 779 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 295 | 280 | 84 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 129 | 146 | 385 | 385 | 356 | 168 | 6 | 6 | 168 | 168 | 142 | 168 | 168 | 6 |
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