Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Five Finger Strand today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Five Finger Strand at 3AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Five Finger Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 58 | 46 | 94 | 107 | 128 | 126 | 107 | 111 | 100 | 121 | 176 | 188 | 189 | 144 | 125 | 110 | 122 | 133 | 113 | 113 | 96 | 82 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:07AM2.72m | 8:27PM3.07m | 8:37AM2.72m | 8:57PM3.06m | 9:09AM2.69m | 9:28PM2.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.34m | 2:06PM0.20m | 2:37AM0.30m | 2:37PM0.20m | 3:08AM0.30m | 3:08PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 84 | 58 | 46 | 43 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 125 | 110 | 122 | 133 | 113 | 113 | 96 | 82 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | WSW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 56 | 45 | 41 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 25 | 59 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 59 | 79 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 94 | 107 | 128 | 126 | 107 | 111 | 100 | 121 | 176 | 188 | 189 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 599 | 1295 | 448 | 168 | 13 | 155 | 148 | 394 | 403 | 403 | 413 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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