Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Five Finger Strand today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Five Finger Strand at 4PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Five Finger Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 15 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3253 | 2556 | 2226 | 1909 | 1578 | 1392 | 1000 | 1084 | 995 | 778 | 658 | 633 | 494 | 544 | 696 | 937 | 937 | 783 | 651 | 2249 | 2643 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:49PM2.02m | 3:37AM1.91m | 4:08PM2.22m | 4:32AM2.11m | 4:52PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49AM1.31m | 9:22PM1.25m | 9:33AM1.16m | 10:27PM1.04m | 10:27AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | 2556 | 2226 | 1909 | 1578 | 1392 | 1000 | 1084 | 995 | 778 | 658 | 633 | 494 | 544 | 696 | 937 | 937 | 783 | 651 | 2249 | 2643 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 19 | WNW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 119 | 103 | 73 | 51 | — | 23 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 381 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | WNW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 63 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3253 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 313 | 148 | 148 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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