Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Five Finger Strand today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Five Finger Strand at 4PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Five Finger Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 302 | 196 | 140 | 97 | 66 | 62 | 62 | 107 | 95 | 88 | 76 | 1159 | 3622 | 6356 | 7615 | 7683 | 6249 | 5357 | 4220 | 3369 | 2966 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:15AM3.06m | 8:33PM3.15m | 8:51AM2.98m | 9:11PM2.95m | 9:32AM2.83m | 9:56PM2.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18PM0.04m | 2:41AM0.12m | 2:57PM0.18m | 3:19AM0.32m | 3:42PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | ESE 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 302 | 196 | 140 | 97 | 66 | 62 | 96 | 107 | 95 | 88 | 76 | 1159 | 3622 | 6356 | 7615 | 7683 | 6249 | 5357 | 4220 | 3369 | 2966 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WSW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 13 | N 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 57 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 30 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 62 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 6 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 172 | 319 | 538 | 718 | 590 | 310 | 12 | 49 | 84 | 94 | 166 | 20 | 24 | 35 | 19 | — | 17 | 16 | — | 11 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 323 | 776 | 776 | 779 | 1044 | 582 | 319 | 382 | 294 | 316 | 316 | 301 | 40 | 294 | 50 | 31 | 19 | 31 | 306 | 301 | 31 |
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