Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Five Finger Strand today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Five Finger Strand at 1PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Five Finger Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 696 | 673 | 482 | 560 | 588 | 601 | 1091 | 2091 | 2393 | 2751 | 2791 | 2685 | 2442 | 1855 | 1256 | 972 | 780 | 595 | 533 | 425 | 320 | 256 | 226 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:01AM2.99m | 7:18PM3.44m | 7:36AM3.04m | 7:52PM3.40m | 8:08AM3.03m | 8:26PM3.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:57PM-0.08m | 1:29AM-0.11m | 1:33PM-0.11m | 2:02AM-0.06m | 2:08PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | W 13 | N 10 | SE 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 482 | 560 | 588 | 601 | 1091 | 2091 | 2393 | 2 | 6 | 2685 | 2442 | 1855 | 1256 | 972 | 780 | 595 | 533 | 425 | 320 | 256 | 226 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 13 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 90 | 205 | 91 | 590 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 230 | 184 | 150 | 144 | 118 | 113 | 110 | 84 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 24 | 44 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 696 | 673 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 25 | 2751 | 2791 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 334 | 155 | 46 | 148 | 13 | 6 | 40 | 383 | 383 | 31 | 46 | 168 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 31 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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