Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Five Finger Strand today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Five Finger Strand at 7AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Five Finger Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 423 | 337 | 270 | 300 | 384 | 593 | 1218 | 933 | 686 | 501 | 688 | 1225 | 2320 | 2550 | 2634 | 2634 | 2311 | 2119 | 1849 | 1630 | 1423 | 1295 | 1295 | 1157 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:56PM1.98m | 11:48AM2.10m | 00:29AM1.82m | 1:43PM2.06m | 2:33AM1.85m | 3:11PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10AM1.14m | 6:30PM1.28m | 6:47AM1.24m | 8:26PM1.24m | 8:30AM1.15m | 9:38PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 423 | 337 | 270 | 300 | 384 | 320 | 1218 | 933 | 686 | 501 | 343 | 1225 | 2320 | 2550 | 2634 | 2634 | 2311 | 2119 | 1849 | 1630 | 1423 | 1295 | 1295 | 1157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 11 | WNW 16 | W 14 | N 11 | N 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | 103 | 103 | 71 | 42 | 140 | 593 | 20 | 8 | 123 | 306 | 688 | 231 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 30 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 18 | WNW 17 | NNW 11 | N 11 | — | WNW 19 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 28 | 39 | 20 | — | 37 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
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