
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Five Finger Strand today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Five Finger Strand at 3AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Five Finger Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
92 | 68 | 106 | 224 | 228 | 224 | 213 | 161 | 570 | 1682 | 1158 | 961 | 957 | 1188 | 1331 | 2393 | 1857 | 1814 | 1575 | 1764 | 2759 | 5070 | 7672 | 9505 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:40AM3.05m | 7:56PM3.07m | 8:10AM2.99m | 8:26PM2.89m | 8:41AM2.88m | 8:57PM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30AM0.05m | 1:43PM0.08m | 2:00AM0.17m | 2:17PM0.21m | 2:30AM0.33m | 2:51PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | ESE 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | WNW 13 | — | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 |
92 | 68 | 106 | 66 | 228 | 224 | 213 | 161 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 149 | — | 476 | 2393 | 1857 | 1814 | 1575 | 1764 | 2759 | 5070 | 7672 | 9505 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 10 | WSW 12 | ESE 6 | E 6 | NW 7 | WNW 12 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | — | ESE 5 | — | — |
81 | 34 | 47 | 224 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 379 | — | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — | WSW 3 | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 |
127 | 143 | 118 | — | 1 | — | 11 | 50 | 570 | 1682 | 1158 | 961 | 957 | 1188 | 1331 | — | — | 24 | 30 | 48 | 60 | 54 | — | 42 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 313 | 245 | 84 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 298 | 301 | 316 | 168 | 46 | 306 | 385 | 638 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 40 | 382 | 522 | 723 | 723 |
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