Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Five Islands today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Five Islands at 5PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Five Islands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 203 | 162 | 224 | 304 | 290 | 260 | 254 | 341 | 253 | 221 | 212 | 209 | 213 | 208 | 222 | 217 | 222 | 339 | 512 | 627 | 627 | 620 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 12:02PM0.76m | 11:06PM0.60m | 12:27PM0.85m | 11:59PM0.69m | 12:50PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57PM0.51m | 5:26AM0.32m | 6:55PM0.44m | 6:07AM0.25m | 7:07PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 203 | 160 | 157 | 160 | 172 | 164 | 172 | 168 | 143 | 123 | 147 | 150 | 176 | 208 | 222 | 217 | 222 | 227 | 194 | 627 | 627 | 620 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 112 | 144 | 141 | 304 | 290 | 260 | 254 | 341 | 253 | 110 | 212 | 209 | 213 | 201 | 149 | 186 | 180 | 339 | 512 | 194 | 190 | 177 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | S 14 | SSW 18 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 183 | 162 | 224 | 67 | 46 | 101 | 69 | 66 | 82 | 221 | 138 | 142 | 110 | 109 | 33 | 58 | 176 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 1573 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 454 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 447 | 2247 | 172 | 172 | 198 | 200 | 454 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 |
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