Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farmer Burgers today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Farmer Burgers at 3AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Farmer Burgers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 185 | 154 | 177 | 270 | 351 | 950 | 968 | 938 | 889 | 1064 | 876 | 761 | 725 | 633 | 550 | 541 | 416 | 325 | 270 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:03AM1.14m | 12:53PM1.18m | 00:59AM1.24m | 1:33PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.71m | 6:47AM0.56m | 7:10PM0.60m | 7:28AM0.45m | 7:48PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 185 | 154 | 177 | 270 | 322 | 950 | 968 | 938 | 889 | 1064 | 876 | 761 | 725 | 633 | 550 | 541 | 416 | 325 | 270 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 26 | 81 | 167 | 351 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 102 | 120 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 181 | 161 | 70 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 70 | 216 | 175 | 175 |
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