
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Five Islands today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Five Islands at 6AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Five Islands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
273 | 222 | 222 | 219 | 192 | 189 | 186 | 183 | 172 | 164 | 164 | 156 | 142 | 215 | 215 | 220 | 751 | 487 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:50AM0.96m | 4:08PM1.07m | 4:33AM0.93m | 4:36PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51PM0.21m | 9:48AM0.20m | 10:26PM0.20m | 10:21AM0.30m | 11:00PM0.22m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 18 | SE 8 |
179 | 184 | 158 | 158 | 184 | 175 | 162 | 140 | 140 | 143 | 126 | 106 | 103 | 109 | 135 | 152 | 751 | 138 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | S 17 |
273 | 222 | 222 | 219 | 192 | 189 | 186 | 183 | 172 | 164 | 164 | 156 | 142 | 215 | 215 | 202 | 142 | 487 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 17 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 |
35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 47 | 47 | 51 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 81 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 43 | 220 | 42 | 147 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 172 | 54 | 54 | 44 | 54 | 172 | 172 | 198 | 172 | 454 | 454 | 454 | 0 | 172 | 44 | 56 | 198 |
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