Surf Forecasts:
Five Finger Strand surf forecast from 11 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 14 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period, W swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 14 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period, W swell with 7,276 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 12 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Five Finger Strand this week:
The surf forecast for Five Finger Strand over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Oct 12) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Five Finger Strand in the next 16 days are 4.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 14) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Monday (Oct 12) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Mon 12th Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Wed 14th Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Wed 14th Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Five Finger Strand over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NNW 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 12 | W 11 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 815 | 320 | 92 | 224 | 224 | 2112 | 1185 | 1468 | 2104 | 1733 | 3775 | 7176 | 2760 | 2446 | 1629 | 1423 | 1558 | 1187 | 1787 | 1141 | 540 |
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-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:24PM3.20m | 7:40AM3.05m | 7:56PM3.07m | 8:10AM2.99m | 8:26PM2.89m | 8:41AM2.88m | 8:57PM2.68m | 9:13AM2.71m | 9:29PM2.45m | 9:49AM2.51m | 10:06PM2.21m | 10:35AM2.29m | 10:56PM1.98m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09PM0.02m | 1:30AM0.05m | 1:43PM0.08m | 2:00AM0.17m | 2:17PM0.21m | 2:30AM0.33m | 2:51PM0.41m | 3:01AM0.53m | 3:26PM0.64m | 3:34AM0.75m | 4:07PM0.88m | 4:13AM0.96m | 5:00PM1.12m | ||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — |
 | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NNW 10 | W 10 | ESE 6 | WSW 12 | ESE 5 | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | W 12 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 815 | 320 | 92 | 50 | 224 | 9 | — | — | 2104 | 1733 | 3775 | 7176 | 2760 | 706 | 568 | 1423 | 142 | 1187 | 1787 | 1141 | 540 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | NW 9 | WSW 12 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | N 13 | N 11 | — | NNW 16 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 11 |
| kJ | 505 | 296 | 81 | 224 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 711 | 3 | 10 | — | 25 | 187 | 162 | 111 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | SE 5 | SSW 4 | ESE 5 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 9 | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 74 | 1 | 25 | 2112 | 1185 | 1468 | — | 37 | 24 | — | — | 2446 | 1629 | 404 | 1558 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 19 | 110 | 0 | 50 | 316 | 46 | 385 | 19 | 396 | 522 | 148 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 168 | 353 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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