
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farmer Burgers today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Farmer Burgers at 3PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Farmer Burgers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
193 | 186 | 186 | 151 | 92 | 138 | 116 | 138 | 146 | 149 | 149 | 117 | 115 | 115 | 97 | 90 | 86 | 98 | 96 | 65 | 119 | 251 | 331 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 12:58PM1.33m | 1:10AM1.34m | 1:29PM1.48m | 1:43AM1.47m | 1:59PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55AM0.48m | 7:19PM0.46m | 7:25AM0.37m | 7:48PM0.33m | 7:53AM0.26m | 8:16PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
193 | 186 | 186 | 151 | 92 | 138 | 116 | 138 | 146 | 149 | 149 | 117 | 115 | 115 | 97 | 90 | 86 | 98 | 96 | 51 | 90 | 251 | 331 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 10 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
52 | 46 | 28 | 28 | 79 | 42 | 78 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 27 | 65 | 119 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 | W 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 12 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 11 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
— | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 84 | 208 | 82 | 97 | 171 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 191 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 193 | 181 | 40 | 67 |
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