
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farmer Burgers today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Farmer Burgers at 7AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Farmer Burgers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
330 | 228 | 433 | 133 | 95 | 194 | 154 | 64 | 94 | 56 | 55 | 42 | 50 | 39 | 110 | 275 | 649 | 883 | 1001 | 907 | 877 | 808 | 733 | 568 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:05AM1.20m | 8:38PM1.26m | 9:52AM1.15m | 10:31PM1.23m | 11:35AM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37AM0.45m | 1:57PM0.58m | 3:12AM0.55m | 4:01PM0.64m | 5:15AM0.52m | 5:58PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 22 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 4 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
330 | 228 | 186 | 133 | 27 | 194 | 154 | 64 | 94 | 56 | 55 | 42 | 50 | 39 | 13 | 275 | 649 | 883 | 1001 | 907 | 877 | 808 | 733 | 568 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | WNW 8 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | — | — | — |
101 | 97 | 6 | 68 | 95 | 4 | 68 | 40 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 57 | 46 | 38 | 31 | 23 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SSW 10 | — | W 25 | WSW 24 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | — | 12 | 110 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 23 | — | 17 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 3 | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
70 | 88 | 433 | 78 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 42 | 18 | — | — | 18 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1102 | 1102 | 1115 | 1264 | 1907 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 70 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 0 |
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