Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Five Finger Strand today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Five Finger Strand at 6PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Five Finger Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 149 | 191 | 266 | 514 | 480 | 447 | 724 | 492 | 494 | 605 | 646 | 675 | 629 | 737 | 2021 | 1847 | 1377 | 1020 | 878 | 797 | 777 |
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-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:40AM2.96m | 8:58PM3.04m | 9:12AM2.83m | 9:29PM2.78m | 9:43AM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43PM0.10m | 3:05AM0.26m | 3:18PM0.32m | 3:36AM0.50m | 3:54PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | N 12 | W 10 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 10 | N 10 | W 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | WNW 10 | N 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | 149 | 191 | 266 | 514 | 480 | 69 | 724 | 59 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 18 | 8 | 148 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1020 | 6 | 15 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | — | N 11 | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | N 10 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 133 | 131 | 119 | 113 | 101 | — | 62 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | N 12 | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 68 | 41 | 78 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | — | W 7 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 447 | — | 492 | 494 | 605 | 646 | 675 | 629 | 737 | 2021 | 1847 | 1377 | — | 878 | 797 | 777 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 168 | 6 | 394 | 385 | 859 | 796 | 796 | 442 | 442 | 472 | 225 | 105 | 148 | 13 | 46 | 61 |
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