Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Five Islands today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Five Islands at 9PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Five Islands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 19 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 178 | 166 | 162 | 151 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 144 | 151 | 232 | 189 | 166 | 166 | 169 | 158 | 158 | 388 | 485 | 602 | 661 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:28PM0.64m | 10:42AM0.82m | 11:14PM0.76m | 11:16AM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07PM0.49m | 4:02AM0.47m | 5:17PM0.41m | 5:03AM0.41m | 5:36PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 158 | 166 | 162 | 151 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 144 | 151 | 151 | 189 | 166 | 166 | 169 | 158 | 158 | 151 | 165 | 166 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 19 | S 18 |
| kJ | 178 | 135 | 131 | 75 | 98 | 88 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 388 | 485 | 602 | 661 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | W 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 9 | 57 | 87 | 58 | 57 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 232 | 146 | 112 | 104 | 144 | 142 | 140 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 993 | 993 | 1047 | 2412 | 1203 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 172 | 172 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 25 | 54 |
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