Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Five Finger Strand today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Five Finger Strand at 4PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Five Finger Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2017 | 1116 | 1326 | 1165 | 1177 | 1079 | 1269 | 1295 | 1208 | 992 | 1027 | 1603 | 1575 | 1470 | 1546 | 1396 | 1172 | 1030 | 918 | 901 | 707 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:53PM3.22m | 7:10AM2.99m | 7:24PM3.29m | 7:42AM3.06m | 7:57PM3.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:37PM0.10m | 1:03AM0.01m | 1:09PM0.01m | 1:34AM-0.04m | 1:42PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | ESE 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 2017 | 1116 | 1326 | 1165 | 1177 | 1079 | 1269 | 1295 | 1208 | 992 | 1027 | 7 | 1575 | 1470 | 1546 | 1396 | 1172 | 1030 | 918 | 901 | 707 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NW 11 | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 485 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | 64 | 60 | 31 | 15 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 7 | — | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | SE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 19 | 36 | 60 | 53 | — | — | 1603 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 6 | 414 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 403 | 168 | 155 | 61 | 40 | 280 | 46 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 40 | 19 | 4 | 37 |
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