Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Five Finger Strand today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Five Finger Strand at 11PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Five Finger Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 540 | 553 | 769 | 935 | 1433 | 1681 | 1717 | 1850 | 2651 | 3599 | 5258 | 7254 | 8363 | 9928 | 10695 | 9744 | 8131 | 6263 | 5203 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:41PM3.14m | 6:03AM2.85m | 6:18PM3.24m | 6:38AM2.97m | 6:52PM3.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM0.11m | 11:58AM0.12m | 00:28AM0.01m | 12:34PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 540 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 553 | 769 | 935 | 1433 | 1681 | 1717 | 1850 | 2651 | 3599 | 5258 | 7254 | 8363 | 9928 | 10695 | 9744 | 8131 | 6263 | 5203 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 323 | 356 | 136 | 46 | 356 | 375 | 396 | 1042 | 1182 | 776 | 776 | 776 | 859 | 796 | 796 | 796 | 796 | 383 | 377 |
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