Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Five Finger Strand today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Five Finger Strand at 12PM is: 6.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 21ft (6.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 20ft (6.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Five Finger Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3888 | 12172 | 16046 | 15612 | 12077 | 10454 | 4913 | 5177 | 5837 | 3662 | 3610 | 2934 | 1998 | 1369 | 1130 | 917 | 689 | 524 | 467 | 608 | 748 | 1278 | 1497 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:36PM3.22m | 6:56AM3.15m | 7:17PM3.09m | 7:38AM3.08m | 8:02PM2.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:21PM-0.01m | 00:43AM0.00m | 1:03PM0.03m | 1:23AM0.12m | 1:48PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | -1 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 3958 | 2744 | 1220 | 1403 | 688 | 579 | 1998 | 1369 | 1130 | 917 | 689 | 524 | 467 | 608 | 748 | 1278 | 1497 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 712 | 703 | 659 | 412 | 355 | 279 | 213 | 157 | 101 | 52 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | NNW 13 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 3888 | 12172 | 16046 | 15612 | 12077 | 10454 | 4913 | 5177 | 5837 | 3662 | 3610 | 2934 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 29 | 84 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1087 | 1100 | 776 | 1067 | 1228 | 636 | 636 | 586 | 586 | 383 | 383 | 46 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 40 | 40 | 61 | 384 | 384 | 384 |
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