Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Five Finger Strand today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Five Finger Strand at 2PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Five Finger Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2765 | 1724 | 1526 | 1053 | 828 | 619 | 464 | 269 | 177 | 165 | 136 | 207 | 275 | 804 | 1020 | 896 | 619 | 757 | 1776 | 2806 | 4148 | 5150 | 5531 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:09PM2.21m | 2:11AM2.12m | 3:04PM2.32m | 3:52AM2.25m | 4:22PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36PM1.01m | 8:21AM1.01m | 9:26PM0.88m | 9:50AM0.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | — | — | WNW 14 | NW 15 |
| kJ | — | 176 | 1526 | 1053 | 828 | 619 | 464 | 269 | 177 | 165 | 136 | 207 | 275 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 113 | 320 | 289 | — | — | 796 | 869 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | W 16 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 59 | 65 | 51 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 2765 | 1724 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 22 | 30 | 804 | 1020 | 896 | 619 | 757 | 1776 | 2806 | 4148 | 5150 | 5531 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 383 | 148 | 168 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 384 | 403 | 403 | 420 | 168 | 354 | 6 | 40 | 356 | 403 | 776 | 390 | 390 |
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