
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Five Islands today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Five Islands at 8AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Five Islands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
721 | 504 | 415 | 547 | 515 | 437 | 361 | 350 | 398 | 323 | 289 | 168 | 200 | 176 | 176 | 180 | 125 | 137 | 104 | 303 | 297 | 249 | 240 | 236 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:39AM0.66m | 11:27AM0.75m | 11:06PM0.61m | 11:50AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30PM0.38m | 3:05AM0.45m | 6:27PM0.49m | 5:03AM0.39m | 6:19PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
721 | 504 | 194 | 547 | 515 | 269 | 269 | 264 | 398 | 323 | 289 | 168 | 200 | 176 | 176 | 180 | 125 | 80 | 104 | 303 | 297 | 249 | 240 | 236 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SE 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 8 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
199 | 194 | 415 | 269 | 226 | 437 | 361 | 350 | 198 | 188 | 133 | 112 | 91 | 161 | 105 | 104 | 104 | 71 | 99 | 201 | 223 | 138 | 150 | 144 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 7 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 18 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NW 6 |
56 | 133 | 128 | 11 | 50 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 39 | 79 | 78 | 133 | 131 | 127 | 82 | 111 | 77 | 137 | 45 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 40 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 1047 | 1047 | 54 | 198 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 198 | 54 | 0 | 56 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 54 |
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