Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Five Islands today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Five Islands at 8PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Five Islands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 282 | 276 | 225 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 216 | 229 | 498 | 487 | 539 | 529 | 627 | 620 | 291 | 360 | 350 | 366 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:40PM0.73m | 5:19AM0.75m | 3:50PM0.65m | 7:14AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17PM0.29m | 11:03AM0.54m | 10:57PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 225 | 282 | 276 | 225 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 216 | 216 | 211 | 211 | 173 | 173 | 627 | 620 | 169 | 169 | 202 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 82 | 103 | 123 | 120 | 94 | 91 | 71 | 49 | 47 | 34 | 498 | 487 | 539 | 529 | 169 | 169 | 291 | 360 | 350 | 366 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 16 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 183 | 129 | 123 | 120 | 118 | 127 | 190 | 188 | 186 | 229 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 142 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 454 | 454 | 454 | 172 | 198 | 454 | 454 | 454 | 454 | 454 | 454 | 454 | 454 | 454 | 454 | 44 | 44 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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