
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Five Islands today (08 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Five Islands at 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Five Islands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
110 | 105 | 115 | 115 | 112 | 154 | 191 | 115 | 142 | 188 | 183 | 226 | 217 | 220 | 233 | 264 | 264 | 257 | 290 | 277 | 273 | 273 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:33PM0.93m | 1:22AM1.10m | 1:02PM0.92m | 1:51AM1.10m | 1:30PM0.91m | 2:19AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47PM0.07m | 7:26AM0.30m | 7:14PM0.04m | 7:53AM0.29m | 7:41PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | |
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | 5:53 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 |
110 | 105 | 115 | 115 | 112 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 79 | 115 | 115 | 112 | 98 | 80 | 233 | 264 | 264 | 257 | 290 | 277 | 273 | 138 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 13 |
60 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 154 | 191 | 85 | 54 | 188 | 183 | 226 | 217 | 220 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 273 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | N 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | SE 8 |
26 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 51 | — | 1 | 52 | 142 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 16 | — | — | — | 68 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 31 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 26 | 50 | 70 | 102 | 113 | 149 | 164 | 194 | 302 | 295 | 338 | 365 | 289 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 172 | 54 | 198 | 198 | 172 | 454 | 454 | 1000 | 1000 | 993 | 993 | 1199 | 1003 | 1003 | 993 | 993 | 1000 | 993 |
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