Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Five Finger Strand today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Five Finger Strand at 11AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Five Finger Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 218 | 183 | 147 | 90 | 103 | 96 | 132 | 182 | 255 | 236 | 220 | 215 | 383 | 611 | 909 | 1394 | 2969 | 5203 | 6607 | 5790 | 5562 | 4987 | 4345 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:51AM2.70m | 10:12PM2.75m | 10:34AM2.53m | 11:01PM2.49m | 11:34AM2.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.41m | 4:25AM0.54m | 4:45PM0.65m | 5:17AM0.78m | 5:53PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 218 | 183 | 147 | 90 | 103 | 96 | 106 | 128 | 96 | 96 | 70 | 68 | 47 | 30 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 11 | ESE 4 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 18 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 8 | 61 | 70 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 16 | N 8 | N 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | E 4 | W 16 | — | — | — | W 15 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 42 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 15 | 132 | 182 | 255 | 236 | 220 | 215 | 383 | 611 | 909 | 1394 | 2969 | 5203 | 6607 | 5790 | 5562 | 4987 | 4345 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 168 | 168 | 6 | 6 | 377 | 432 | 383 | 383 | 390 | 390 | 390 | 390 | 390 | 796 | 617 | 354 |
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