Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Five Finger Strand today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Five Finger Strand at 2AM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Five Finger Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5080 | 7675 | 8700 | 10440 | 8140 | 6514 | 6334 | 3201 | 3088 | 3028 | 2402 | 2093 | 1794 | 2648 | 2409 | 1455 | 1215 | 1323 | 1297 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:57PM2.68m | 9:13AM2.71m | 9:29PM2.45m | 9:49AM2.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51PM0.41m | 3:01AM0.53m | 3:26PM0.64m | 3:34AM0.75m | 4:07PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 5080 | 7675 | 8700 | 10440 | 8140 | 6514 | 6334 | 2694 | 2200 | 1651 | 1427 | 1292 | 1111 | — | — | 1455 | 1215 | 1323 | 1297 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 738 | 89 | 207 | 401 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 17 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 74 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 3201 | 3088 | 3028 | 2402 | 2093 | 1794 | 2648 | 2409 | — | 659 | 600 | 471 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 723 | 721 | 13 | 104 | 13 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 46 | 354 | 354 | 859 | 648 | 334 | 296 |
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