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12:19 pm 15 Jul 2006


Farr Bay ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Farr Bay Surf Forecast / Scotland – North Coast / UK

2 – 7 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 00 am Monday 04 Jun 2012

Farr Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Rating 2
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Energy
Swell Map See all maps
Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 1.3
N
1.1
NNE
1.0
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
N
0.5
N
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.2
WSW
0.2
W
2.0
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.1
NNE
Period (s) (?) 9 9 9 9 8 8 10 10 9 9 9 11 10 8 9 8 8 9
Surfscale
Wave
Graph

(?)
Max-energy 275 211 173 134 90 61 55 123 88 62 42 11 8 567 562 524 612 697
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW 5
NNW 10
E 20
SE 20
SSE 20
SE 15
SE 20
ESE 25
ESE 25
ESE 35
E 40
ENE 30
E 30
ENE 30
ENE 30
NE 30
NNE 25
NNE
Wind State (?) on glass cross-
off
off off off off off cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross cross cross-
on
Key to wind character - offshore winds at Farr Bay blow from the SE
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:02PM
4.99
8:32AM
4.81

8:49PM
5.05
9:23AM
4.76

9:37PM
5.01
10:15AM
4.61

10:27PM
4.88
11:09AM
4.39

11:19PM
4.67
12:03PM
4.15

12:12AM
4.41


Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:28AM
0.45

2:50PM
0.53
3:17AM
0.37

3:37PM
0.62

4:05AM
0.41
4:22PM
0.79

4:53AM
0.56
5:09PM
1.03

5:42AM
0.79
5:57PM
1.31



 

Note: the tide data above is for Kinlochbervie, Scotland which is 49 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Farr Bay. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph.

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Today's Farr Bay sea temperature is 10.1 °C (Statistics for 04 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 10.4 max: 11.9 min: 9.4 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Cool air temperatures (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, strong winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).
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  part cloud clear clear part cloud rain showers rain showers rain showers clear clear part cloud part cloud rain showers rain showers rain showers part cloud part cloud cloud cloud
Summary some clouds clear clear some clouds rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs clear clear some clouds some clouds rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs some clouds some clouds cloudy cloudy
Rain (mm) - - - - 2 1 1 - - - - 2 1 1 - - - -
High °C 8 9 10 10 12 12 11 14 14 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10
Low °C 7 9 10 9 11 12 11 12 13 11 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10
Chill °C (?) 5 9 8 8 10 10 9 12 12 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7
Sunrise - 4:13 - - 4:13 - - 4:11 - - 4:11 - - 4:11 - - 4:09 -
Sunset - - 22:16 - - 22:17 - - 22:19 - - 22:20 - - 22:21 - - 22:22
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Are you planning a holiday in North Coast? If you are looking for accommodation near Farr Bay, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in North Coast, consider staying in Scrabster which is 41 km (25 miles) away. Other places in and around North Coast where you can find information about places to rent, and car hire include Wick which is 67 km (42 miles) away, Kirkwall, Invergordon and Cromarty.