Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Five Finger Strand today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Five Finger Strand at 9PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Five Finger Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 47 | 47 | 60 | 59 | 112 | 100 | 69 | 68 | 47 | 45 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:26PM2.80m | 5:54AM2.81m | 6:19PM3.05m | 6:46AM2.92m | 7:09PM3.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02AM0.48m | 11:35PM0.38m | 11:57AM0.31m | 00:31AM0.18m | 12:46PM0.15m | 1:23AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | 10:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 12 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 47 | 47 | 60 | 59 | 112 | 100 | 69 | 68 | 47 | 45 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | NW 9 | W 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | 42 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 22 | 41 | 45 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 21 | W 9 | W 21 | NW 8 | — | W 20 | W 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 3 | — | 8 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 2 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 64 | 64 | 317 | 319 | 317 | 317 | 319 | 84 | 117 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
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