Five Finger Strand Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.32° N 7.35° W

Five Finger Strand 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Five Finger Strand sea temperature is
15.1° C
1.7° 

Five Finger Strand surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Five Finger Strand today (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Five Finger Strand at 7PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (09 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Five Finger Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
268
262
258
220
185
181
167
389
360
342
279
279
279
235
217
169
165
162
126
92
90
68
61
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
0
SE
0
NNE
0
NNW
0
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:58PM2.23m
2:27AM2.45m
3:16PM2.34m
3:45AM2.52m
4:26PM2.55m
4:54AM2.66m
Low Tide
7:39AM0.76m
8:00PM0.86m
8:51AM0.73m
9:19PM0.78m
10:01AM0.63m
10:32PM0.60m
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:00
5:01
5:01
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:07
10:07
10:06
10:05
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
14
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
17
18
19
18
18
17
18
18
16
16
12
10
9
9
9
8
9
11
12
13
13
14
14
15
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